Noname Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Noname Lake is a Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine water, British Columbia side. The sea is 18 km distant. It runs to roughly 12 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 1.7 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. For a base, Ketchikan sits 131 km out. It is 881 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Noname Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. 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 Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine cover pink salmon, Chum salmon and Coho salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Noname Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 11°C and January near -7°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Noname Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You will be walking about 1.4 km from the nearest car park. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Silver Lake, 1.1 km away. Confirm before you fish Noname Lake.