Swamp Grass Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Swamp Grass Lake is a Regional District of Fraser-Fort George water, British Columbia side. The setting is mixed forest. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Regional District of Fraser-Fort George list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Mackenzie sits 42 km out. Kamloops sits 519 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Swamp Grass Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Regional District of Fraser-Fort George cover Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and mountain whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Swamp Grass Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -11°C to 14°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Swamp Grass Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Boot Jack Lake sits 2.7 km off and takes the overflow. Where Swamp Grass Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.