Fishing Young Lake in Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Fraser Valley Regional District in British Columbia is where Young Lake sits. The bank is 718 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Squamish lies 26 km from the water. Beyond it, Upper Lynn at 26 km and Deep Cove at 26 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Young Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name white sturgeon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Young Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -1°C and August at about 15°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Time your trip to Young Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Part of this sits inside or beside Young And Don Lakes Recreation Site, so read the notices. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Don Lake is 0.4 km distant. Check the position at Young Lake before loading the car.