Bridal Lake
MU 4-8, Kootenays
49.0600° N, 117.0397° W
- Surface area
- 4.8ha
- Elevation
- 1,769m
Open Bridal Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Bridal Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-8
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 1997.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.06, -117.0397
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Fish on record at Bridal Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1928 | 1997 | 25 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Bridal Lake
Best times of year at Bridal Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Bridal Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Bridal Lake yet.
Getting to Bridal Lake
0.3 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 60 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.06, -117.0397
The ice year at Bridal Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Bridal Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 20 October and 31 October, and ice-off between 1 June and 21 June. The median winter freezes on 27 October and opens on 13 June.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 28 October 2024 to 1 June 2025, 216 days.
Bridal 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.
Bridal Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Bridal 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
- 0.3 Caverage year now
- -0.4 Caverage year then
- -2 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Bridal 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 | Overcast | 11° / -2° | 8 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 12 km/h, gusts 25 | dry | Falling (-4.0 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 2° | 12 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Falling (-4.7 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -3° | 12 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+5.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -5° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+12.3 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -6° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -6° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+1.5 hPa) |
Bridal Lake, in brief
What fish are in Bridal Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Bridal Lake in?
Bridal Lake is in MU 4-8, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Bridal Lake
- Waldie Lake 7 km away
- Curtis Lake 7 km away
- Panther Lake 12 km away
- Boundary Lake 12 km away
- Arkansas Lake 13 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.