Houston Hikers

Your guide to outdoor recreation adventures near Houston, British Columbia, Canada

  • Watershed: Nechako Reservoir
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Trail Length: 136m
  • Round Trip: N/A
  • Distance from Houston: 60km+
  • Cell Coverage: No
  • WARNING: Be aware of changing weather and always use PFDs.

Amenities

  • Portage

Description:

Fish Lake located within the Nechako Reservoir watershed. Water from Fish Lake drains out into Andrew’s Creek at Andrews Bay Provincial Park on Ootsa Lake. Water in Ootsa Lake flows both into the Nechako-Fraser watershed as well as Kemano River due to the Kenny Dam.

The lake is moderate in size and easy to access and has many small bays and islands.

Access to Fish Lake can be done at two locations:

There are no signs marking the lake. The portage is ribboned in Orange and black ribbon.

Please do not leave trash on site.

DIRECTIONS: (approx 100km from Houston)

There are two routes to get to Fish Lake

Route 1: Via Reach Main FSR = 100 km Distance

  1. Head South of town on the Morice River FSR
  2. At 27 km keep going straight onto the Morice-Owen FSR
  3. At 56.5 km turn right onto the Nadina Main FSR
  4. At 74 km keep left
  5. At 81 km keep right
  6. At 89 km turn left onto the Reach Main FSR
  7. At 92.25 km turn left onto the Andrew Main FSR

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