Lake is one of BC's trout egg collection sites. This lake is "flies only". Either way, check regs for latest restrictions. Placement of marker may not be exact... Launch is rough. Road to lake is rough. If it has been rainy, or rain is forecast, a 4x4 (with winch) is recommended. In dry weather, slow speeds and careful navigating around ruts should be OK.

Pennask

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Pennask Creek, June 15th:

The FFSBC is gearing up for the first egg take of Pennask rainbow trout this week, with approximately 15,000 fish being held for spawning. Many fish will be released into the wild to spawn, with over 5500 sent upstream to spawn naturally to date as well. Birds of prey such as bald eagles and osprey have been hovering for a few weeks, ready for the feast of kelts as they exhaustedly make their way back to the lake in the coming weeks. Pennask strain rainbow are known throughout the province for their ability to fight and leap when fished for. Reports from the Lodge at Pennask Lake claim that some fish jump right into the boats. The eggs taken from the station at Pennask Creek will account for over 40% of the province's stocking needs. For more information, and for stocking reports, please visit gofishbc.com

Pennask Lake June 12-13th:

Caught and released 25-30 trout in the 200-350 gram range. All trout taken on black Spratley variations: black chenille bodies, silver tinsel, grizzly tails and throats with pheasant over wings and peacock herl heads. The most effective flies were fished with a full sinking line, and weighted with a gold bead head. There was a huge chironomid hatch coming off, the adults in huge swarms. Trout were slurping the larvae right off the surface, so suspending grey to green larvae patterns with white bead or dubbed heads would work as well. Dragonfly nymphs were coming out of the mud as well, dark brown and glistening. As fish were boiling on the surface, anchoring and casting caddis adults into their halos would be effective.

Pennask Lake Public Access Road

Rumour has it that this road is kept in poor condition to preserve the fishery, but regardless of the reason, the road is still quite an adventure in itself, never mind the famous Pennask Lake fishing. If you're driving a car, do not even attempt this road. You need a 4x4 vehicle, a shovel and possibly a winch depending on how early you want to fish and how much rain the area has received. Puddles as of last week are 50-100' long with some over the hubs. The ground is hard-bottomed, so with consistent speed you won't get stuck in the puddles. The biggest risk is high-centering or denting/ scraping the bottom of your truck as you mosey down the road. Ruts are deep and rocks are plentiful. Two areas were washed out, and we ran through one section of snow. We did the road in a 2012 Toyota Tacoma and made it to the launch with no problems, save a bit of bottom-scraping. When we arrived at the launch/ campsite, there was another identical Toyota parked, packing up for the day. So, a smaller truck will make it just fine, but be prepared. Pennask is artificial fly only, and recent reports from the Lodge have some anglers catching and releasing up to 40 trout a day.