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

• Overview

  Noel Lake falls in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, part of British Columbia. The ground around here is lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. For a base, Pemberton sits 55 km out. Then Mount Currie, 55 km, and Lillooet, 62 km. Within a short drive: Kingdom Lake about 1 km, Sucker Lake 4 km, Gwyneth Lake about 6.1 km, Lajoie Lake 8.3 km and Gun Lake about 9 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Noel Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, recorded fish include Coho salmon, sockeye salmon and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Noel Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 12°C on average, January about -8°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That shapes the year on Noel Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is camping recorded roughly 930 m off. Noel Lake Recreation Reserve covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Kingdom Lake is 1 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Noel Lake.