Best Fishing Spots in British Columbia

Elevation is what sets British Columbia apart from every other province. The median mapped water sits at 900 metres, more than double the Canadian median, and the range runs from sea level to 2,522 metres. Height decides everything: water stays colder, ice holds later, the open window is shorter, and a lake two hours inland can stay locked weeks after one on the coast has thawed. The interior plateau carries most of the count, with Cariboo Regional District holding more than any other, then Bulkley-Nechako, Thompson-Nicola and Fraser-Fort George, much of it reached on forestry roads. Coastal districts around Vancouver map fewer lakes but sit beside a great deal of tidal water, licensed separately. Names here repeat far less than in Quebec, so a search usually finds the right lake first time. Counted up, our listings for British Columbia come to 5,473 waters in 32 counties. Natural and held water both feature, with natural lakes in front and lake groups behind. Nothing here is larger than Williston Lake, at some 1,719 sq km. The deepest published figure belongs to Quesnel Lake, about 511 metres. On long-run averages, the cold end sits near -8°C and the warm end near 14°C. On climate averages, break-up sits around mid April. Most commonly logged: rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and Coho salmon....