Sunrise Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Sunrise Lake is a Comox Valley Regional District water, in British Columbia. Height above sea level is 1,429 metres. The water covers some 25 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 2.2 km in total. Compared with other British Columbia water on our list, it sits high. Oyster River lies 26 km from the water. Vancouver sits 173 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Sunrise Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Comox Valley Regional District cover Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Chum salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Sunrise Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 12°C and December near -2°C on the long-run figures. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. That shapes the year on Sunrise Lake. Short days concentrate it into a narrow window.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Amphitheatre Lake, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Sunrise Lake before loading the car.