Basalt Lake
MU 6-1, Skeena
52.9669° N, 125.4969° W
- Surface area
- 59.7ha
- Maximum depth
- 3.5m
- 11 ft. Province survey, 1981
- Elevation
- 1,103m
Open Basalt Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Basalt Lake at a glance
- Region
- Skeena
- Management unit
- MU 6-1
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1979), Bull Trout (last recorded 1979), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1979), Minnow (General) (last recorded 1995), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1979)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 52.9669, -125.4969
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Fish on record at Basalt Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1979 | 1979 | 1 |
| Bull Trout | 1979 | 1979 | 1 |
| Dolly Varden | 1979 | 1979 | 1 |
| Minnow (General) | 1995 | 1995 | 1 |
| Longnose Sucker | 1979 | 1979 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Basalt Lake
Best times of year at Basalt Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Basalt Lake fishing regulations
No Ice Fishing; trout catch and release; bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Basalt Lake
Coordinates: 52.9669, -125.4969
Depth chart for Basalt Lake
3.5 mdeepest2 mmean
Basalt Lake runs to 3.5 m (11 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1981.
The mean of 2 m (7 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in October 1981.
The Province sounded Basalt Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1981.
The ice year at Basalt Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Basalt Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 28 October and 10 November, and ice-off between 12 May and 4 June. The median winter freezes on 4 November and opens on 25 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 November 2024 to 1 May 2025, 165 days.
Basalt Lake is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Basalt Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Basalt Lake is 1.3 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.3 Csince the 1960s
- 2.2 Caverage year now
- 0.9 Caverage year then
- -16 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Basalt 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.
| Day | Sky | High / low | Wind | Rain | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 20 Oct | Partly cloudy | 10° / 1° | 15 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 0° | 14 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-3.5 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight snow showers | 5° / -2° | 14 km/h | dry | Rising (+7.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Slight snow | 5° / -4° | 7 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Rising (+8.4 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Slight snow | 4° / -2° | 14 km/h, gusts 55 | 1 mm | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 7° / -3° | 10 km/h, gusts 42 | dry | Rising (+3.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -2° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.4 hPa) |
Basalt Lake, in brief
What fish are in Basalt Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1979), Bull Trout (last recorded 1979), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1979). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Basalt Lake in?
Basalt Lake is in MU 6-1, in the Skeena. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Basalt Lake
- Eliguk Lake 4 km away
- Tilgatgo Lake 7 km away
- Pettry Lake 7 km away
- Rainbow Lake 13 km away
- Gatcho Lake 14 km away
All 183 lakes in the Skeena, with today's conditions on each.