Little rainbow

Rainbow?

Bam! First rainbow at Maple Lake. Willow leaves weighed down with a Doc Spratley fly.

Boat launch not paved. Best used with a 4x4. Consider walking the launch first or backing up the entire way as turning a trailer around could be difficult.

Caught myself a gooder

"Maple Lake is a small lake close to Courtenay. Don’t let its size fool you, however. Maple Lake is a great fishing lake with decent-sized trout. It’s close enough to town to get away for a quick retreat. Maple Lake is a favourite of locals, with both beginners and experts enjoying the fishing here. The Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. regularly stocks catchable sized trout in Maple Lake. This is a shallow lake, and while people can and do fish year-round, the best fishing is in cooler weather. October to April are the best times to head out, and the rainbows and cutthroats are more active then. Maple Lake can be somewhat weedy along the shore, and it can be challenging to get your lure or fly out far enough. As a result, there are some shore fishing opportunities, but small boats work best. A basic spinning rod and reel setup works just fine here. Panther Martins, Flatfish, and Mepps are all great choices. Black and gold are good colours for Maple Lake, with or without bait. Angler’s Atlas member Adrianlepitre has posted some helpful tips for fishing Maple Lake. “This is a great lake for fly fishing, whether trolling streamers, casting dry flies or chironomid fishing,” he writes. For gear fishermen, trolling a Willow Leaf, Gang Troll or Cowichan spoon are all effective. He suggests a black Flatfish or Kwickfish #5 with orange spots for cutthroat, and a K5 chrome and blue for rainbows. Bobber fishing with a worm is quite popular, “and some of the largest fish I’ve caught in this lake have been caught bottom-fishing with Powerbait (orange and or chartruese) or chum roe.” Check out all the updates for Maple Lake at anglersatlas.com/place/100710/maple-lake. LAKE ACCESS Maple Lake is located five km south of Courtenay. Take the Comox Valley Parkway off the Inland Island Hwy. (Hwy. 19) and turn left onto Minto Road. Drive past the cemetery and through the highway underpass to the parking lot. A Cartop boat launch is located about 200 m from the parking lot. There is a road from the parking lot to the launch area but it’s rough and requires a vehicle with good ground clearance. Electric motors only."

For any fly fishers pumpkinhead buggers or leeches are the secret to this lake....thank me later

Lake of the Day: Maple Lake

Maple Lake is a small lake close to Courtenay. Don’t let its size fool you, however. Maple Lake is a great fishing lake with decent-sized trout. It’s close enough to town to get away for a quick retreat. Maple Lake is a favourite of locals, with both beginners and experts enjoying the fishing here. The Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. regularly stocks catchable sized trout in Maple Lake. This is a shallow lake, and while people can and do fish year-round, the best fishing is in cooler weather. October to April are the best times to head out, and the rainbows and cutthroats are more active then. Maple Lake can be somewhat weedy along the shore, and it can be challenging to get your lure or fly out far enough. As a result, there are some shore fishing opportunities, but small boats work best. A basic spinning rod and reel setup works just fine here. Panther Martins, Flatfish, and Mepps are all great choices. Black and gold are good colours for Maple Lake, with or without bait. Angler’s Atlas member Adrianlepitre has posted some helpful tips for fishing Maple Lake. “This is a great lake for fly fishing, whether trolling streamers, casting dry flies or chironomid fishing,” he writes. For gear fishermen, trolling a Willow Leaf, Gang Troll or Cowichan spoon are all effective. He suggests a black Flatfish or Kwickfish #5 with orange spots for cutthroat, and a K5 chrome and blue for rainbows. Bobber fishing with a worm is quite popular, “and some of the largest fish I’ve caught in this lake have been caught bottom-fishing with Powerbait (orange and or chartruese) or chum roe.” Check out all the updates for Maple Lake at anglersatlas.com/lake/100710. LAKE ACCESS Maple Lake is located five km south of Courtenay. Take the Comox Valley Parkway off the Inland Island Hwy. (Hwy. 19) and turn left onto Minto Road. Drive past the cemetery and through the highway underpass to the parking lot. A Cartop boat launch is located about 200 m from the parking lot. There is a road from the parking lot to the launch area but it’s rough and requires a vehicle with good ground clearance. Electric motors only. Map based on material provided by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.

Maple lake

This is a great lake for fly fishing whether trolling streamers,casting dry flies or chronamid fishing. for gear fishermen trolling willow leaf gang troll or Cowichan spoon are all effective, a black Flatfish or Kwickfish #5 with orange spots work best for the cutthroat and a K5 chrome and blue for rainbows, also bobber fishing with a worm is quite popular and some of the largest fish I've caught in this lake have been caught bottom fishing with powerbait (orange and or chartruese) or chum roe