Square Lake Fishing near Prince George, British Columbia

• Overview

  Square Lake is one of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George waters in British Columbia. It lies 704 metres above sea level. At about 13 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.4 km, and most of it is walkable. The closest town, Prince George, is 63 km distant. Kamloops sits 454 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Square Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, recorded fish include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, mountain whitefish and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Square Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 15°C and January reads -10°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Square Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You will be walking about 1 km from the nearest car park. There is a jetty 230 m off, worth knowing on a busy day. There are toilets mapped about 310 m away. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Skeleton Lake sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. For Square Lake in particular, ask before you travel.