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Bow Lake

MU 7-15, Omineca
54.0706° N, 123.1733° W

Map of Bow Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.123°11.2′W123°11′W123°10.8′W123°10.5′W123°10.2′W123°10′W54°04′N54°04.2′NBow Lake0100200 mNMap of Bow Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.123°10.5′W123°10.2′W54°04′N54°04.2′NBow Lake0200 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
5.9ha
Maximum depth
9m
30 ft. Province survey, 1986
Elevation
757m

Open Bow Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Bow Lake at a glance

Region
Omineca
Management unit
MU 7-15
Species
Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeSpecies from our own lake research and angling reports.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
54.0706, -123.1733

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Fish on record at Bow Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout2008202518
Brook Trout198820078

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

How to fish Bow Lake

Best times of year at Bow Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Bow Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Bow Lake

18.3 km of traced road to the shore by way of Ness Lake Rd N and Ness Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 1410 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Bow Lake, 18.3 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: 54.0706, -123.1733

Depth chart for Bow Lake

9 mdeepest4.5 mmean

Bow Lake runs to 9 m (30 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1986.

The mean of 4.5 m (15 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in August 1986.

The Province sounded Bow Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1986.

Ice fishing at Bow Lake

Bow 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.

This week at Bow 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 cloudy9° / -1°15 km/h, gusts 28drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast10° / 3°15 km/h, gusts 28dryFalling (-8.8 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle6° / -1°14 km/h, gusts 32dryRising (+5.7 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast5° / -2°11 km/h, gusts 19dryRising (+11.5 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast6° / -2°12 km/h, gusts 23drySteady
Sun 25 OctClear sky5° / -4°13 km/h, gusts 24dryRising (+5.5 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast4° / -2°8 km/h, gusts 16dryFalling (-3.4 hPa)

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Bow Lake, in brief

What fish are in Bow Lake?

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

Which management unit is Bow Lake in?

Bow Lake is in MU 7-15, in the Omineca. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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