Serpentine Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Serpentine Lake lies in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia. The bank is 1,909 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is high ground by British Columbia standards. You are 40 km from Lillooet. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 148 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Serpentine Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District include Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Chinook salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Serpentine Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 12°C on average, January about -9°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Serpentine Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. 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. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Burkholder Lake, 5.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Serpentine Lake may have changed since it was mapped.