Fishing Susan Lake in Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Within Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, you have Susan Lake. The surface lies 1,531 metres up. Roughly 46 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 3.5 km of margin, front to back. It is high ground by British Columbia standards. Start from Golden, 42 km down the road. Revelstoke is 84 km and Big Eddy 85 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Susan Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. 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. Open biodiversity records for Columbia-Shuswap Regional District list sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and bull trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Susan Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -10°C and August at about 15°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Susan Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A campsite lies 750 m away for anyone staying over. This sits inside Susan Lake Recreation Site, so read the reserve notices first. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Blackwater Lake, 5.8 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Susan Lake for certain.