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Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake

MU 5-2, Cariboo
51.8922° N, 121.7992° W

Map of Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.121°50′W121°49.5′W121°49′W121°48.5′W121°48′W121°47.5′W121°47′W51°53.2′N51°53.5′N51°53.8′N51°54′N51°54.2′NBobtail (Naltesby) Lake0250500 mNMap of Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.121°48′W51°53.5′N51°54′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
45.3ha
Maximum depth
3.7m
12 ft. Province survey, 1976
Elevation
898m

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Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-2
Species
Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Bull Trout, KokaneeSpecies from our own lake research and angling reports.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
51.8922, -121.7992

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How to fish Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake

Best times of year at Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake yet.

Getting to Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake

10.5 km of traced road to the shore by way of Chimney Lake Rd and Wright Station Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 290 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake, 10.5 km.Start of the traceLake shore2 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: 51.8922, -121.7992

Depth chart for Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake

3.7 mdeepest1.5 mmean

Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake runs to 3.7 m (12 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1976.

The mean of 1.5 m (5 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in February 1976.

The Province sounded Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1976.

The ice year at Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake, modelled

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

In the model Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 6 November and 19 November, and ice-off between 11 April and 29 April. The median winter freezes on 12 November and opens on 21 April.

Modelled ice season at Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake: freeze-up most winters between 6 November and 19 November, ice-off between 11 April and 29 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 158 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 11 April 2025, 147 days.

Bobtail (Naltesby) 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.

Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Bobtail (Naltesby) 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
  • 5.4 Caverage year now
  • 4.6 Caverage year then
  • -7 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Bobtail (Naltesby) Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
2 C5 C8 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
571091611960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Bobtail (Naltesby) 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 OctOvercast11° / -3°14 km/h, gusts 28drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast14° / 1°14 km/h, gusts 29dryFalling (-9.9 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast8° / -1°16 km/h, gusts 37dryRising (+3.6 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast6° / -3°7 km/h, gusts 15dryRising (+12.7 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast5° / 0°5 km/h, gusts 12dryFalling (-1.2 hPa)
Sun 25 OctPartly cloudy6° / -3°7 km/h, gusts 19dryRising (+5.7 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast8° / -2°6 km/h, gusts 19dryFalling (-2.7 hPa)

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Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake, in brief

What fish are in Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Bull Trout, Kokanee. Species from our own lake research and angling reports.

Which management unit is Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake in?

Bobtail (Naltesby) Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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