Ranier Lake near Burns Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia, this is Ranier Lake. The land about it is rolling bush. Small at around 7 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako list. Burns Lake lies 29 km from the water. The big place round here is Kamloops, 523 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Ranier Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako list sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, pink salmon and Chum salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Ranier Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 14°C, with January the cold end at about -10°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Ranier Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, York Lake is 0.5 km off. What applies at Ranier Lake may have changed since it was mapped.