Union Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in North Coast Regional District, Union Lake is a British Columbia water. The water sits 129 metres up. At 2.52 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. You are looking at roughly 11 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Few waters listed in North Coast Regional District are bigger. Prince Rupert is the closest town at 37 km. Beyond it, Metlakatla at 100 km and Terrace at 108 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Union Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across North Coast Regional District: pink salmon, Coho salmon, Chum salmon, sockeye salmon and Chinook salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Union Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 13°C and January at -1°C. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Anyone fishing Union Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Little Union Lake, 1.7 km out. Rules at Union Lake are worth checking on the day.