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Alces (Moose) Lake

MU 4-24, Kootenays
50.1203° N, 115.5372° W

Map of Alces (Moose) Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.115°33.2′W115°33′W115°32.8′W115°32.5′W115°32.2′W115°32′W115°31.8′W50°07′N50°07.2′N50°07.5′NAlces (Moose) Lake0250 mNMap of Alces (Moose) Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.115°32.5′W115°32′W50°07′N50°07.2′N50°07.5′N0500 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
30ha
Elevation
1,146m

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Trophy fish at Alces (Moose) Lake

Alces (Moose) Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 5.5 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 5.5 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Alces (Moose) Lake at a glance

Region
Kootenays
Management unit
MU 4-24
Species
Rainbow Trout, Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1959), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1959), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1959)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
50.1203, -115.5372

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Fish on record at Alces (Moose) Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout19382026203
Mountain Whitefish195919591
Longnose Sucker195919591
Northern Pikeminnow195919591

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

How to fish Alces (Moose) Lake

Best times of year at Alces (Moose) Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Alces (Moose) Lake fishing regulations

Trout/char daily quota = 2; electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Alces (Moose) Lake

21.6 km of traced road to the shore by way of Whiteswan Lake FSR. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 150 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Alces (Moose) Lake, 21.6 km.Start of the traceLake shore5 km
The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 50.1203, -115.5372

The ice year at Alces (Moose) Lake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Alces (Moose) Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 31 October and 12 November, and ice-off between 21 April and 3 May. The median winter freezes on 6 November and opens on 28 April.

Modelled ice season at Alces (Moose) Lake: freeze-up most winters between 31 October and 12 November, ice-off between 21 April and 3 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 174 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 15 November 2024 to 14 April 2025, 150 days.

Alces (Moose) Lake is open to ice fishing under the regulations on file.

Whether a lake is open to ice fishing says nothing about whether its ice will hold you. Ice conditions vary year to year and across a single lake. Check locally before going out, every time.

Alces (Moose) Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Alces (Moose) Lake is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.7 Csince the 1960s
  • -0.1 Caverage year now
  • -0.8 Caverage year then
  • -3 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Alces (Moose) Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-3 C-0 C2 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1551902241960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Alces (Moose) Lake

The forecast on this lake's own coordinate, refreshed through the day. The app reads these seven days for fishing and scores each one.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctPartly cloudy12° / 0°12 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast17° / 7°16 km/h, gusts 28dryFalling (-4.4 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle16° / 4°13 km/h, gusts 18dryFalling (-4.7 hPa)
Fri 23 OctDense drizzle10° / 2°10 km/h, gusts 167 mmRising (+3.7 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast6° / 0°7 km/h, gusts 13dryRising (+14.3 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast6° / -2°8 km/hdryRising (+5.3 hPa)
Mon 26 OctMainly clear7° / -2°6 km/hdrySteady

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Alces (Moose) Lake, in brief

What fish are in Alces (Moose) Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1959). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Alces (Moose) Lake in?

Alces (Moose) Lake is in MU 4-24, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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