Article brought back memories of fishing Pennask about 10 years ago. It is correct in that you have to get in over a very rough 4x4 track to the Park campsite (no facilities). Very unusual for a Provincial Park and I am sure it is kept that way deliberately. (On the far side of the lake is the famous abut exclusive Pennask Lake Game Fishing club lodge which is a fascinating story in itself). We met some Americans in the Park who incredibly towed in a small boat on a trailer. They said they had been coming to the lake for nearly 20 years. We tried the fishing and it certainly was amazing. We trolled and cast flies to fish that were constantly jumping and swirling everywhere - non-stop. As stated in the article, the fish we caught were not large. Averaged about a 1lb, but there were amazing numbers of them. I believe they were small not because of the lack of productivity but because of the vast trout population. The lake teemed with bug life, fly hatches and leeches which is why the trout were so visible all the time. But all that food had to be shared among a lot of fish and I guess the season is short because the lake is at around 4000'.
Anyway the story is yet another about the unintended consequences of development and how there is always a price to pay that is beyond $$. So sad to damage or lose such a precious resource.....