Pondosy Lake Fishing in Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Pondosy Lake is set in Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. At 11.44 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. There is roughly 32 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. 93 km away sits Bella Coola, the nearest town. Anahim Lake lies 133 km off, Houston another 134 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pondosy Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Central Coast Regional District include Chum salmon, pink 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. Pondosy Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 12°C in August and bottom out at -7°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Pondosy Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Farbus Lake, 4.9 km away. None of that is settled for Pondosy Lake in what we hold.