Snipe Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, Snipe Lake is a British Columbia water. The country here is pine and birch. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. Nearest place of any size is Wrangell, 131 km away. Then Petersburg, 134 km, and Juneau, 228 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Snipe Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine include pink salmon, Chum salmon and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Snipe Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 10°C; by January the average is down near -10°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near early November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Snipe Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Skeeter Lake, 11 km out. Treat access at Snipe Lake as something to verify.