Sandifer Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Sandifer Lake stands in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia. This is mixed forest country. Roughly 1.51 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. With 11 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Kitimat lies 85 km from the water. Vancouver sits 573 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Sandifer Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, recorded fish include pink salmon, Chum salmon, Coho salmon, sockeye salmon and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Sandifer Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 11°C, the coldest about -8°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Sandifer Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Moraine Lake is 6.8 km distant. For Sandifer Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.