Bog Lake

Region

Thompson-Nicola

Management unit

MU 3-29

Species

Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.

Lake size

Small Water (< 50 ha)

Coordinates

51.219037, -120.833161

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

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Bog Lake yet.

49.5 km of traced road to the campground by way of MH5712.15 FSR, Clinton-Upper Loon Lake FSR, Clinton/Upper Loon FSR, 3300 Road FSR, Eagan-Bonaparte Lake FSR, Eagan Lake Rd, Knight Lake Rd, Double T Rd, N Bonaparte Rd and Bridge Lake Business Rte. The road at the end is a loose surface.

Coordinates: 51.219037, -120.833161

Camping and rec sites at Bog Lake

• Bog Lake

  Campsites

  10 designated

  To the shore

  39 m

  
  Access: There are multiple routes to access this recreation site. From Hwy 97 in 70 Mile House, turn east onto 70 Mile-Green Lake/North Bonaparte Road. Follow this route for approximately 25 km, continuing east past the turnoff to South Green Lake Road, and staying on the North Bonaparte/3200 Road to the 32-40km marker, and turn right onto the Eagan-Bonaparte Forest Service Road (3700 Rd). Follow the 3700 Rd for 7.5km and turn right and follow the road for another 1.4km then turn left to stay on the Eagan-Bonaparte FSR at the 3709 km marker. Continue approximately an additional 29km and turn right onto the Clinton Upper Loon Lake Road/3300 Road. Travel southwest for about 12km from this point and turn north onto the Bog Lake North Road. Travel 2.8 km to the recreation site. Alternate Route: About 9.4 km south of 70 Mile House, turn east onto Chasm Road. Follow the pavement for about 1 km and then turn left onto the Clinton-Loon Lake FSR (also called the Chasm Road). Follow the Chasm Road for approximately 37 km, and keep left, continuing to follow the Chasm Road signs. Just before the Chasm 59 km sign, watch for the brown sign indicating a left turn to go into Bog Lake. Turn left (north) and proceed about 2.8 km to the rec site.
  Coordinates: 51.221351, -120.843614

  The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

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

In the model Bog Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 14 November, and ice-off between 30 April and 16 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 11 May.

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.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Bog Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.

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.

Averaged over a year, the air above Bog Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

• +1.1 Csince the 1960s
• 3.7 Caverage year now
• 2.6 Caverage year then
• -13 daysbelow freezing, change

Open Bog Lake in the app

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• Little Scot Lake 5 km away
• Scot Lake 5 km away
• Vidette Lake 8 km away
• Hammer Lake 9 km away

All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.

• How the score works
• Depth, and where the trout are
• A year on a trout lake
• Fishing chironomids
• Reading a depth chart
• Trout and char of BC lakes
• Camping at rec site lakes
• Winterkill explained
• When the ice goes off