Quennell Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Quennell Lake is listed under Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia. The bank is 34 metres above sea level. About 1.39 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. With 18 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Cowichan Valley Regional District are bigger. The town to know is North Oyster/Yellow Point, 2.4 km out. Cedar lies 6 km off, Ladysmith another 8.6 km. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Quennell Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Cowichan Valley Regional District list Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chum salmon and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Quennell Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 3°C to 18°C. Fishing runs all year, with summer the awkward season. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. That is the shape of the year on Quennell Lake. Barometer swings matter more than a degree or two.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Long Lake is 2.5 km off. Treat Quennell Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.