Mule Lake Fishing in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia

• Overview

  Mule Lake is one of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine waters in British Columbia. The bank is 963 metres above sea level. With some 12 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 3.2 km, and most of it is walkable. It is a small entry by Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine standards. Wrangell is the closest town at 149 km. Further out sit Petersburg (169 km) and Ketchikan (214 km). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Mule Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine include pink salmon, Chum salmon, Coho salmon, sockeye salmon and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Mule Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 12°C at the top of summer and -10°C at the bottom of winter. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near early November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Mule Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Pup Lake sits 3.9 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Mule Lake are worth checking on the day.