Warin Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Warin Lake is one of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako waters in British Columbia. The bank gives way to pine and birch. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako list holds plenty of bigger water. Burns Lake is the closest town at 43 km. The big place round here is Kamloops, 517 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Warin Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako include sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, pink salmon and Chum salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Warin Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 14°C and January near -11°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from mid April until about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Warin Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Moss Lake sits 1.9 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Warin Lake carry more weight than any list.