Morris Lake Fishing near Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia

• Overview

  Morris Lake is set in Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia. The country here is open valley. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It lies lower than most water we list in British Columbia. You are 6.5 km from Harrison Hot Springs. Further out sit Agassiz (12 km) and Fairfield Island (15 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Morris Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Fraser Valley Regional District cover white sturgeon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Morris Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 18°C and January about 1°C. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. On Morris Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Recorded parking is 1.1 km off, far enough to travel light. A picnic area is mapped about 1.1 km away. Facilities run to toilets 910 m from the water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Wolf Lake at 1.8 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Morris Lake as something to verify.