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Rating depth structure for coho salmon.
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1,184-acre lake in British Columbia. The lake tops out around 289 ft. The chart is a model: real shoreline, published maximum depth, interpolated in between. A planning tool, never a navigation product. Here's the year, species by species, as the scoring engine sees it.
Drawn out, this is 1,181 acres of water rimmed by 10.4 miles of bank. With a shoreline index of 2.2, this water is all arms and coves — edge habitat well beyond its acreage. Roughly 0% of the water is 15 ft or less as modeled, the band where the food chain lives. Call it 4.6 mi long by 0.8 mi wide at the broadest reach. You'll find it in Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District. The nearest mapped water is Ian Lake, 11 mi to the north.
In spring, coho salmon run shallow here, mostly 3 to 25 ft. Midsummer fish sit out in 30 to 70 ft before dropping to 20 to 60 ft for winter. Fish it in early morning and the evening and you'll meet the bite. You won't need more than a dodger + fly or a medium spoon above the thermocline most summer days.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Small orange dodger + peanut fly, Thin spoon (orange/silver) |
| Summer | 30 to 70 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Dodger + fly, Medium spoon above the thermocline |
| Fall | 8 to 40 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Casting spoon, Spinner (chartreuse) |
| Winter | 20 to 60 ft | midday | open water | Small spoon, slow troll |
Early season cutthroat trout use the shallows, holding in 3 to 15 ft. Expect a summer slide to 10 to 35 ft, then a winter hold in 10 to 40 ft. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning and the evening. Tie on a trolled spoon (small) or an inline spinner and you're in the game.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 15 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Inline spinner (silver/gold), Small spoon |
| Summer | 10 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Trolled spoon (small), Inline spinner |
| Fall | 5 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Casting spoon, Inline spinner |
| Winter | 10 to 40 ft | dawn | open water | Small jigging spoon, Marabou jig |
Spring steelhead on Awun Lake hold shallow, usually 3 to 20 ft. By summer they slide out to 5 to 45 ft, and by winter most fish are in 4 to 15 ft. Prime time lands in early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with an orange dodger + fly high in the column or a thin spoon off boards.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Small spoon or spinner at the mouths, Jig + waxworm under float |
| Summer | 5 to 45 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Orange dodger + fly high in the column, Thin spoon off boards |
| Fall | 5 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Spinner (silver/blue), Casting spoon |
| Winter | 4 to 15 ft | midday | open water | Float jig (black/purple), Bead rig |
The spring pattern is a shallow one: chum salmon in 10 to 70 ft. The depth story barely changes: 4 to 70 ft through summer, 25 to 100 ft in winter. Top water on the chart: Main-lake point, a point in the 72 ft range, prime in summer. Time it for early morning and the evening. Summer baits: a chartreuse or pink hoochie or a bright spoon gets it done.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 10 to 70 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (72 ft) | Chrome spoon, Compact baitfish jig |
| Summer | 4 to 70 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (72 ft) | Chartreuse or pink hoochie, Bright spoon |
| Fall | 3 to 60 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (72 ft) | Bright spinner, Pink or chartreuse jig |
| Winter | 25 to 100 ft | midday | Break off the point (130 ft) | Compact vertical jig |
Start shallow in spring: sockeye salmon sit in 5 to 70 ft that time of year. Warm water sends them out to 3 to 80 ft; cold water stacks them in 25 to 110 ft. Top water on the chart: Main-lake point, a point in the 72 ft range, prime in summer. Fish it in early morning and the evening and you'll meet the bite. Throw a small red or pink fly behind a flasher or a compact squid or hoochie until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 70 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Small red or pink hoochie, Compact plankton-profile fly |
| Summer | 3 to 80 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (72 ft) | Small red or pink fly behind a flasher, Compact squid or hoochie |
| Fall | 2 to 55 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (72 ft) | Small bright fly, Compact spinner where legal |
| Winter | 25 to 110 ft | midday | Break off the point (130 ft) |
Awun Lake carries 6 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Deep basin, about 246 ft down.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for British Columbia waters are set by the BC freshwater fishing synopsis — and special regulations can apply to Awun Lake specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official British Columbia fishing regulations →
Awun Lake is about 289 ft (88 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.
Anglers target coho salmon, cutthroat trout, steelhead, chum salmon, sockeye salmon on Awun Lake.
Main-lake point is the top-rated area: a point in about 72 ft of water that rates prime for sockeye salmon in summer. Open the map above to see every rated spot for each species and season.
For coho salmon, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Awun Lake is regulated by the BC freshwater fishing synopsis. Check the official British Columbia regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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