Todedada Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Todedada Lake is one of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine waters in British Columbia. The surroundings are pine and birch. With some 24 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.7 km, small enough to learn in a day. Wrangell sits 159 km from the bank. Further out sit Ketchikan (172 km) and Metlakatla (187 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Todedada Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine list pink salmon, Chum salmon, Coho salmon, sockeye salmon and Chinook salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Todedada Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -9°C in January to roughly 12°C in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Todedada Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Gilbert Lake, 8.9 km out. For Todedada Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.