Fishing Quarantine Lake in Capital Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Set in Capital Regional District, British Columbia, this is Quarantine Lake. The surface lies 86 metres up. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Capital Regional District list. Start from Metchosin, 5.8 km down the road. Victoria is the closest city, 20 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Quarantine Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Capital Regional District, recorded fish include Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, Chum salmon, walleye pollock and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Quarantine Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in August and bottom out at 3°C in January. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Quarantine Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. A slipway is marked about 1.3 km from here. There is a marina, Cheanuh Marina, 1.4 km away. There is a pier recorded roughly 960 m away. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Matheson Lake, 1.9 km away. What applies at Quarantine Lake may have changed since it was mapped.