Lake of the Day May 25: Browning Lake, BC

Browning Lake is an easily accessible, family-friendly fishing spot in the Lower Mainland. Located along Hwy 99, this small roadside lake is stocked with several thousand catchable-sized rainbow trout each year by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. Browning Lake is a great shore-fishing lake, adding to its family-friendly appeal. If you are using spinning gear, you should try fishing with bait on the bottom or with a float. Spin fishers should also try casting small lures such as a Crokodile, Mepps Silver Fox or Panther Marten. Canoes, float tubes and pontoon boats are all perfectly suited to those areas that aren’t accessible from shore, or just to get out on the water for a drift. Please remember that no engines are allowed on this small lake. Fly fishers also do well at Browning Lake, with standard patterns such as chironomids, leeches, Doc Spratleys and Tom Thumbs. If you plan on fly fishing, you are best advised to bring some form of watercraft. LAKE ACCESS Browning Lake is located along Highway 99. The lake has pay parking, a picnic area is suitable for swimming. There is a walking trail around the lake. Overnight facilities are available in Squamish or Alice Lake Provincial Park, a short distance north off Hwy. 99. Travel north on Hwy 99 from Horseshoe Bay about 40 km. Go past Britannia Beach about 3 km. Browning Lake is right beside the highway on the west side.