Twin Lakes, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Twin Lakes sits within Regional District of Fraser-Fort George in British Columbia. It sits at 827 metres above sea level. At about 15 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 1.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Some 65 km away sits Prince George, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 375 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lakes

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Regional District of Fraser-Fort George include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and mountain whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Twin Lakes to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 15°C, with January the cold end at about -11°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Twin Lakes regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Barton Lake at 2.1 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Twin Lakes is worth confirming on the day.