Robison Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia, you have Robison Lake. It stands 951 metres above sea level. Roughly 40 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 2.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Burns Lake sits 64 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 494 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Robison Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako include sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon and pink salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Robison Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 13°C, while January sits near -10°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Robison Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. 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. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Enz Lake is 2.9 km distant. Rules at Robison Lake are worth checking on the day.