Star Lake near Gold River: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  British Columbia holds Star Lake, in Strathcona Regional District. It sits at 358 metres above sea level. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Strathcona Regional District list holds plenty of bigger water. Gold River lies 4.3 km from the water. The big place round here is Vancouver, 218 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Star Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Strathcona Regional District cover sockeye salmon, Chum salmon and pink salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Star Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 1°C to 14°C. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. On Star Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, North Star Lake is 1.6 km distant. What applies at Star Lake may have changed since it was mapped.