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mountains. Best fished by trolling, it is home to a sizable population of aggressive rainbow and bull trout. Anglers can reach the lakes and
streams of the southern Chilcotin by driving northeast from Pemberton or southwest from Lillooet. Lillooet, Duffy, and Joffre lakes hold kokanee, Dolly Varden char, rainbow, and cutthroat trout that you can catch using small trolling or spin-casting lures. Lillooet Lake and the Lillooet River also have good autumn runs of chinook and steelhead. Drive north from Pemberton to Lillooet via Mount Currie, D’Arcy, and Seton Portage to access Blackwater, Gates, Anderson, and Seton lakes, and the Birkenhead River. There is good fishing at all these lakes for Dolly Varden char and rainbow trout, along with kokanee, whitefish, chinook, coho, and steelhead in the Birkenhead system.
The scenic route northwest from Pemberton through the former
gold mining towns of Bralorne and Gold Bridge leads to Carpenter, Dowton, Little Gun, Gun, and Tyaughton lakes, as well as Mowson and Pearson Ponds. These lakes boast trophy Dolly Varden char, good-sized rainbow trout, a robust population of kokanee, and even eastern brook trout. Try casting bait, small spinners, and spoons at the mouths of inlet creeks, or trolling.
Coast
The scenic archipelago and spectacular fjords of the Central Coast have long been known for exceptional saltwater angling. Get there by scheduled air service to Shearwater on Denny Island and Bella Bella on Campbell Island, or charter a floatplane from Williams Lake, Port Hardy, or Bella Coola. Anglers intent on bringing their own boat can use the B.C. Ferry Discovery Coast service connecting Port Hardy to Shearwater, Bella Bella, and Bella Coola. During the prime summer
fishing season, you can choose from a number of full-service fishing resorts that have staked a claim in the archipelago. You’ll find good fishing for feeder chinook and bottomfish all year, though sustained angling on the Central Coast only begins when the weather improves starting in June. At that time, mature Bella Coola, Atnarko, and Dean River chinook migrate through Camaano, Laredo, and Milbanke sounds. These trophy fish take a more northerly migration route via Return and Johnson channels, then turn up Fisher and Dean channels past Ocean Falls to reach their natal rivers. The chinook can weigh up to 25 kilograms, and are well worth booking an early trip to the region. Early white chinook lurk around the undersea pinnacles just off the McInnes Lighthouse, and sometimes slip through narrow Catala Passage behind the lighthouse around Day Point, at the southern end of Price
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