Peacock Lake near Lions Bay: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia. The surroundings are farm and woodlot. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Head to Lions Bay, 9.5 km away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Vancouver, 31 km distant. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Peacock Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Squamish-Lillooet Regional District cover Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Peacock Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -1°C in January and 14°C in August. A lid forms in a hard winter only. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. On Peacock Lake the same rules apply, with local timing. Rain lifts the level and moves fish about.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Phyllis Lake is 2.4 km off. Ask locally about Peacock Lake if anything is unclear.