Summit Lake Fishing near Wrangell, British Columbia

• Overview

  In British Columbia, Summit Lake belongs to Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. It runs to roughly 12 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 2.1 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is a small entry by Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine standards. You are 215 km from Wrangell. Petersburg follows at 219 km, then Watson Lake at 257 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Summit Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine include pink salmon, Chum salmon and Coho salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Summit Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -13°C and July at about 11°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about early November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Summit Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Ealue Lake at 5.2 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Summit Lake before loading the car.