Was out there today and the lake is still cover with ice. BUT that being said I would not recommend going out on the ice. I think within a month we all shall be fishing there. Cheers Paul

Anyone been out here lately????

Alright thank you very much for the info, what bait do you use if you don't mind sharing?

Fishing hit and miss, last time out landed a dozen rainbows and a few brookies. This lake looks more like the Walmart parking lot these days. Was out last week mid week and there was no lie over 30 trucks parked in the parking lot and probably a dozen on the lake which blows my mind considering it's a foot access lake only.

How's the fishing going? Anyone have any info? Been wanting to try this lake for a long time but it's a 3 hour drive for me any information would be greatly appreciated.

No action, not a nibble. busy lake

Out on Sunday for an hour and a half, caught a 14" rainbow in about 6ft of water about 20 minutes in

Caught five rainbows here in anywhere from 5-7 feet of water
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Ice Report: 12 in
East side

Ice Report: 6 in

Ice unsafe. Saw 1 guy fall through. Fishing extremely poor. Small fish, no action. Access road sketchy.

Rainbows trolling with Willow Leaf
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Caught a few Rainbows on Willow Leaf trolling Ice starting to form on lake

We where using dennys still water nymph green and green chronomids

How's the fly fishing there anyone know?

What are you guys using for bait thanks

Lake is clear , fished it April 17 th . Fish caught in 10 to 15 feet after 2pm

Anyone been since melted, was there winter kill there also?

Hey there guys was wondering if there's still enough ice to walk on out there have a 2 hour trip one way so don't really want to drive all the way up there thanks a lot

Limited out by noon seen some nice ones a little fussy but all good

Thanks Monsterlander.

I was there 2 weeks ago and there was 15 trucks on the ice. Even with the warm weather I would imagine it's still fine.

Has anyone been out recently that could tell me if you think it will be safe to drive on this coming weekend Feb. 20??

ok lets clear this up there is no springs running into the lake right now no pike no walleye no burbot just trout browns brooks and rainbows big sign saying can keep three but only one can be rainbow you can drive on lake through a back trail but locals dont like it lots of atvs and sleds fish and wildlife use there sleds on it and there is no length limit also CLEAN UP UR S**T cuz us locals are getting sick of doing it

Bin thinking of comeing down to the lake.couple hour drive. Should I be ready to walk on? Or can you drive on.

Ok day fishing had a couple brooks saw some small Browns and some decent rainbows. Terrible luck from the lake lost a phone and left my tackle box I'm thinking probably in the parking lot. Poorluck to have lost a phone through the ice and if anyone's seen my tackle box that would be nice I know that's a long shot. 16 inches of ice. Give me a ring if you have my tackle not hoping for anything. Blue Plano should have three licenses in it. 5872231665

Beautiful day on the lake today no sign of a big brown but still great to be out.

What is the legal length to keep the trout here? Is it a foot?

I'm hoping that they are talking about the other birch lake with pike and whites

I have heard many reports of pike and burbot being caught going up tomorrow for Brookies hopefully no pike nothing like an invasive species to ruin a good fishery

Because of reports like that,this website's getting lamer and lamer

I was out last weekend, far north end of lake , spring running into lake there. Fishing was great, big whites, pike , ling, 10 walleye, I never caught so many fish in all my days.

Apparently there have been reports of pike being caught at birch. Can anyone confirm wether or not this is true?

You are allowed to keep 3 trout any species combined but only 1 rainbow. I believe that's what the regulations are .

The fish r very good eating

you are NEVER allowed 5 of each species.

And is it true you should not eat the fish out of this lake? Lol

It says on this your not allowed to keep any. I need to pick up a set of regs. In the mean time does anybody know if you are? Because someone told me 5 of each.....

Really good day on the lake today 9-10 inches of ice. Trucks were driving on it all day and the fish were biting good day

Ice good but noticed thinning about 200' south of main island. Bites periodic. Lots of fishing pressure through week. Any one know if the foot access only rule for the lake is valid only during the summer? Been seeing sledders and quaders, regularly.

How busy is this lake during the weekends? Looking for a nice quiet place to catch some fish.

Ice Report: 8 in
Good ice by the island. There were quads out on the ice today.

Thinking about heading out this coming up weekend and I'm curious what's working for bait ?

Caught a decent sized 6.9 pound brown trout NE corner 15 feet out

Are sleds or quads allowed on the lake?

Ice Report: 7 in
A solid 7 inches of good ice with a couple of inches of snow cover around the island. Evidence of flood water between the access point and the island.

Me and a buddy were here yesterday. Caught 7 fish. 6 Brookies and one rainbow. All 12 to 15". Nice run of fish.

Ice Report: 6 in
5 to 6 inches of good ice

I just went there and caught a 25 brookie and some rainbows.

Great lake lots of fish ...love that there is three species of trout ..was there on Saturday caught 2 rainbows .on a Canadian flag lure .fly-fishing probably a better way to go though....

More likely a Western species moose

Full moon time. Caught lots of rainbows. Had two nice sized ones for dinner. They tasted delicious

Saw a Shiras moose there yesterday and a nest of maturing herons high in the trees.

Boom baby
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No campsites or anything at birch just a parking lot on top of the hill and a crazy tight steep small watercraft launch

Is there any camping at this lake

Not much of one. More of a car toper, kayak, float tube launch. No room to turn trailer around at bottom of steep hill.

Is there a launch? I have a 15 foot flat bottom would like to get out there this weekend.

Hello I'm from brooks and I would like to now how far it is from here because it sounds like a place to do some good fly fishing

NOT ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT WATERCRAFT. The place was beautiful with an amazing variety of bird life and rising trout, but even in my chest waders I had a hard time getting around, let alone casting far enough into fish territory. Nice quiet place though.

I was there last week still frozen pretty good

Hey guys, Just wondering how thick the ice is. I'm heading out on Saturday.

Birch Lake is not so big that you can't walk to a great spot to ice fish. There are lakes for driving on and some we should not take for granted. Birch lake is one of those sweet little lakes. Our children are watching, teach them well.

Fishing was slow. Lake has about 7" of frozen overflow ice and about 14" solid ice below that at the North end.

Went out today

How is the ice conditions? Anyone have any luck lately?

Since when are you not allowed to drive on birch, I've fished for 15 years. Is it cause they put airator on? I've never herd that before

Good day of fishing, started out a bit slow but we finally figured out how deep to place our hooks. A few vehicles on the lake pretty slushy under the snow one 4x4 was stuck for a while.

Wamac you're not allowed to drive on Birch, though some people do anyways. If you don't want to walk, bring a snowmobile or an ATV. Just be respectful of other fishermen.

Has anyone been out to birch lately, how's the fishing

Can anyone tell me if it is safe to drive on Birch?

Show day on Sunday. Used flies exclusively. Managed two rainbows. Saw a bunch of fish on the finder. Missed a bunch of takes.

A HotSpot Marker was added for Birch Lake
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Parasite called black spot caught a few myself with the spots they say its not harmful

Caught one small brook with little black things all over it? Wtf? Is it. Parasite? Snalls ?

Patients is key.
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Decent size brookies
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Ice 7" good solid ice. Bite was decent

Went out yesterday landed two brookies. missed a couple more. Is the water quality always this murky. The brook that came home with me tasted just fine too

When was there an oil spill in birch?

Don't eat the fish in this lake. They are poisoned from oil spill....

Ice 4", great day! Good to see you had fun too Ronald, we got 3 food groups yesterday, fins, feathers and fur! -boots

Heading out tomorrow will post ice thickness and success

Has anyone bin out on the ice yet?

Went out today for 4 hrs off shore today by boat launch used worms and bobber and couldn't keep the 3in perch off the hook. tried a fly rod and same result . last time i fished this lake was 2 yrs ago from my canoe and caught nothing but those DAM PERCH. Ive never seen a trout come out of here. please help hahaha

Fished this past Saturday amazing we almost had the whole lake to ourselves. Only one other boat. Caught the cycle. Brookies hitting the most. All 14"+, only 1 brown was 10".

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Managed all 3 species this weekend, including a 16" brown. What an amazing little lake lots of action from the 12" and under rainbows.

Thanks Kane!

If you click the red cycle you will see possession is a a limit of 3 (of any of them combined. So 2 of 1 and 1 of the other or 3 of one kind and so on

Is it catch and release only? According to possetion limit it's blank. Thinking of taking my dad but he'd like to keep a couple.

( spelling error, " have never fished this lake")*

Anyone have any luck lately? Planning to fish here some time next weekend and have never fished before, it would be awsome if someone could help me out and share some spots where the bite is hot! Thanks

Thought I'd seen it all until a guy showed up with his belly boat, equipped with a 6 rod holder(yes he was carrying 6 rods on it) and a fish finder system strapped to the side of his belly boat. Lots of action today on the lake, caught 1 brown and 15 or so rainbows. All about 10"s so nothing worth keeping but if it's not fished out, may be worth a trip back before fall.

Allowed to keep 3 trout, of which 1 may be rainbow or the choice of keeping 1 of each or 3 of one species. Some people catch some really nice sized and nice numbers of fish.

fished here 2 weeks ago and caught 3 trout in two hours. Didn't have to worry about bait. They chased a small silver spinner. Fishing to the right of the boat launch along the trail off shoreline. water was 3-4 feet deep and very clear. casting off shore and bringing back lure gradually produced the best results. first two fish were brook trout and the last one was a rainbow. Released the brookies and kept the rainbow. fish were 11-12 inches. Nice lake ,healthy fishing.

Fished here for 2 days nice trout . Would be nice if there was a better place to dock a boat, all in all a good fishing hole, keep up the good work . It's a pleasure to go to a place and catch a nice fish.

do they have a boat lunch on the lake and is it a electric motor lake only

Went out for the morning May 22 and it was great. Caught 2 Browns right off shore using worm and bobber. Next time I'd bring a canoe.

Spent 3 hours between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm, caught 2 small rainbows and a brookie. Might be worth another try on another day. Overall a bit disappointed.

We will let you know May 23rd

Hate to be the guy to ask, but is the ice gone?

Feb 8 2014 we got there around 1:00pm set up by the island. the ice was about 24" thick. fishing was slow for about 20 min. We caught 4 brook and a rainbow in about 2 hours. The biggest brook was 34cm long. Rainbow was about 11" long. over all was a good day.

Off point west off standing dead trees north of aerator
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Ice Report: 8 in
Anglers beware! Was onBirch Jan. 7th 2014....ankle deep water and slush below snow cover and sitting on ice, Previous holes drilled have water flowing out of them and flooding the ice sheet.

Can you camp at birch lake?

The access to birch is on that same main road as the beaver is off of its signed in

How do you access this lake.It appears that there is no roads on the map. Have fished Beaver alot but its starting to get way to crowded.

Ive never fished this lake , but stood on shore a few times . Looks like an awesome brookie lake , how deep is the water generally .what is average size of brookies ?

Ive never fished this lake , but stood on shore a few times . Looks like an awesome brookie lake , how deep is the water generally .what is average size of brookies ?

Went on the weekend and was there nice and early around 7am. Fished for almost 4 hours and caught one. This was pretty slow compared to the other times I have been there.

Arrived early afternoon and fished till it began to get dark. I don't believe anybody got a fish. Maybe the morning is better...

Went Sunday and a little slow. Got one monster brookie 4.5lbs and had another on that looked even bigger, but spit the hook at hole. Nice lake and BIG trout

8-9" of ice today. Fish on camera but would not bite, left at noon along with most others, didn't look like they were having any luck either. Nice lake but just not biting today.

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Fished all day seen two fish rise No one on lake got any fish Seen a lot of minnows dead along the shore

A HotSpot Marker was added for Birch Lake
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A HotSpot Marker was added for Birch Lake
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Their are some big brookies in thier. Cuoght three pounder

ACA installed aeriation system Good size brookies, usually slow and steady when I go

There are some monster brooks in this lake. Went last winter and we would get real excited seeing them swim through the hole. Couldn't get them to bite anything however... Town of Caroline or come organization recently installed airaration system couple years ago to prevent winter kill.

Went on June 18, weather was terrible (windy and raining) didn't see any rises or have any luck.....