Vanishing Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Vanishing Lake belongs to Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia. Everything around it is pine and birch. It measures about 40 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 2.9 km of margin, front to back. Supplies mean a trip to Wrangell, 119 km off. After that come Petersburg at 120 km and Juneau at 219 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Vanishing Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Fish documented in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine include pink salmon, Chum salmon, Coho salmon and sockeye salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Vanishing Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 6°C in August and bottoms out near -11°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually goes in early June, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about early June and return around mid October. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Vanishing Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Snipe Lake at 14 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Vanishing Lake.