Morfee Lake

279 Hectares (915 Acres) 44.2 metres (145 feet) 721 metres (2,366 feet) June 1970 Feet

M orfee Lake is a mere five minutes

from downtown Mackenzie. It
is stocked annually with rainbow trout
ested while they learn. Try using
smaller sized hooks and rods. Target
the lower depths with a small split shot
bookstores. Also keep an eye out for
Smith’s most recent book, Seasons of
a Fly Fisher, published in 2013.
and is home to lake trout, chub and above the hook.
whitefish as well. LAKE ACCESS
The trout in Morfee Lake are from the
Morfee Lake is one of the
region’s family fishing waters.
This means that the lake is
Blackwater strain. They are aggressive
and tend to be most active during the
day. They prefer to forage in shal-
F rom Mackenzie town centre at the
intersection of Mackenzie Blvd
and Centennial Drive, head down
easily fished from shore or by lower water. Centennial Drive 2.5 kilometres to
boat, and is an ideal place for Morfee Lake Road. Drive down this
Angler’s Atlas member 7A_gillie says,
young or beginner anglers. road to the lake.
“Large Lake Trout with bright orange
Beginners may want to flesh were taken from shallow areas There are sandy beaches and numer-
consider going after chub. and ice shelves in early spring using ous opportunities for recreational
Though not the larger spoons cast and retrieved slow- activities. Accomodation is available
best for eat- ly. Spawning Rainbow Trout in shal- in the town of Mackenzie, including a
ing, chub low gravely areas were readily striking campground.
can be small casting lures of any type as well
caught as suspended bait like dough or single
fairly eggs. May and June provided fantastic
easily fishing unencumbered by sport boaters
a n d
may
and jet skiers. This spring the stocked
Rainbow Trout were very thermocline
Lucky Strike
keep dependant, rarely rising more than 10’
for a strike. Gang trolls with inline
weight sunk to roughly 15’ (below
surface) were consistently producing
young- fish no greater than 36cm in length.”
er folks
In his book, Fly Fishing B.C.’s
inter-
Interior, author and photographer
Brian Smith reccommends using
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Lord of
smaller nymphs in the fall than you the Lures
would in the spring. Fish through dan
areas of cover such as logs or weeds. Moffat
Follow Northern Hardware
Smith also suggests that some larg- Dan Fishing Counter
er, pale green patterns with larger
eyes could be the trick for a slow
day in many Interior lakes. Try
keeping these patterns on hand with
several sizes of nymph patterns.
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