Red Rock Lake near Prince George: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, Red Rock Lake is a British Columbia water. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. It runs to roughly 19 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 2.2 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Prince George at 26 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Kamloops is 372 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Red Rock Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Regional District of Fraser-Fort George records list Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, mountain whitefish and rainbow trout among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Red Rock Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -9°C in January to roughly 15°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid November in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Red Rock Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Buckhorn Lake sits 3.1 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Red Rock Lake in what we hold.