Sucker Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia. The bank is 961 metres above sea level. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Squamish-Lillooet Regional District are larger. Start from Pemberton, 59 km down the road. Beyond it, Mount Currie at 59 km and Lillooet at 64 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Sucker Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Squamish-Lillooet Regional District records list Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Chinook salmon among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Sucker Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -7°C in January up to 14°C in August. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That shapes the year on Sucker Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Noel Lake, 4 km out. Treat access at Sucker Lake as something to verify.