SKEENA
Nilkitwa Lake N
ilkitkwa Lake is a narrow lake famous for its great stonefly
hatch and trophy trout.
The stonefly hatch starts with the warmer weather and normally lasts until the end of July—sometimes into August.
Try to cast a dry fly pattern down- stream, and let it drift with the boat. Keep the line loose in order to make the fly look real.
When fishing along the weed beds, try a Parachute Adams or Royal Wullf dry fly. A Sofa Pillow also work well.
Compared to its upstream neigh- bour, Nilkitkwa
Lake is quite shallow and Quick Facts
Surface Area • 487 Hectares (1,203 Acres)
Maximum Depth • 21 metres (69 feet)
Elevation (ASL) • 712 metres (2,336 feet)
Survey Date • 1964
Contour Units • Metres
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has large weed beds. The Babine River flows through the lake, cre- ating a slow moving current well suited for drift fishing.
The salmon runs on Babine River provide an excellent food source for rainbow trout, from salmon car- casses as well as the salmon fry that emerge from stream beds.
Upstream of this lake is a short sec- tion of river known as “Rainbow Alley,” which boasts some of the best rainbow trout fishing in the province. The trout can grow larger than ten pounds.
Nilkitkwa Lake is fly-fish- ing only, and there is a bait ban in effect (see regulations for
exceptions).
For more information about some great hand-tied flies for Nilkitkwa Lake, visit
www.webflyz.com.
LAKE ACCESS F
ollow Highway 16 east to Eckman Road on the left (west), just past Smithers. Turn here and follow for 53 km. (Note: The road eventually turns into Babine Lake Road.) Turn left (north) onto the Nilkitkwa Forest Service Road, and follow for 44 km, to the turnoff to Fort Babine on the right (east).
There is a small provincial park on Nilkitkwa Lake, consisting of two sections of lakefront. Both lie within a protected bay and have nice beaches. Access to the park is by boat. Visit BC Parks website for further information:
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