Noaxe Lake Fishing in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Noaxe Lake belongs to Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia. It sits at 1,839 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is high ground by British Columbia standards. Start from Lillooet, 64 km down the road. Then Mount Currie, 83 km, and Pemberton, 84 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Noaxe Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Squamish-Lillooet Regional District records list Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Chinook salmon among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Noaxe Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 9°C and January near -10°C on the long-run figures. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late May and starts locking again about early November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan any trip to Noaxe Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Grizzly Bear Lake is 1.7 km distant. Treat Noaxe Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.