Catherine Lake
MU 4-32, Kootenays
50.4031° N, 117.9669° W
- Surface area
- 29.2ha
- Maximum depth
- 42.1m
- 138 ft
- Elevation
- 838m
- Campsites
- 4
- At Catherine Lake rec site
Catherine Lake is located west of Arrow Lake via the 40 km (25 mi) Arrow Park Creek road north from Arrow Park. A short road from here branches east to the lake. A small BCFS campsite with facilities and boat launching facilities are provided.
Open Catherine Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Catherine Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-32
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1970)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 50.4031, -117.9669
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Fish on record at Catherine Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1952 | 2026 | 65 |
| Longnose Sucker | 1970 | 1970 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Catherine Lake
Best times of year at Catherine Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Catherine Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Catherine Lake yet.
Getting to Catherine Lake
32.5 km of traced road to the campground by way of Whatshan FSR and Shelter Bay FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface.
Coordinates: 50.4031, -117.9669
Camping and rec sites at Catherine Lake
- Catherine Lake
- Campsites
- 4 designated
- To the shore
- 28 m
Access: Access from Arrow Park Ferry: At the ferry terminus set your odometer. Your odometer readings will not conform to the km signs on the road. Within 200 meters of leaving the ferry, turn right onto the road marked "Saddle Mountain Road Revelstoke". Follow this road, past the "Saddle Lookout" road, for 11.6 km to the junction with the "Low Pass Road". Reset your odometer. Stay right following the lake on the "Blackie Rogers Road" for another 12.9 km to a major intersection marked "Fostall Point", "Fostall Road", "Blackie Road" and "Cameron Lake Road". Continue straight ahead on the "Fostall Road". Reset your odometer. Travel 5.2 km up the "Fostall Road" to a junction with "North Fostall Revelstoke". Turn right onto the "North Fostall Revelstoke" road. Reset your odometer. Continue along this road for 3.6 km. At the junction with "Middle Fostall Road", stay right on "North Fostall Revelstoke".Travel another 2 km to a junction with "Vanstone Road". Turn right onto "Vanstone Road" and proceed 4.2 km to the "17 km" road marker. Turn right onto a narrow, dirt, 2 wheel drive road. Travel 1.7 km to the Catherine Lake Recreation Site.
Coordinates: 50.403947, -117.972614
Depth chart for Catherine Lake
42.1 mdeepest
Catherine Lake runs to 42.1 m (138 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Catherine Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1971.
The ice year at Catherine Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Catherine Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 15 November and 2 December, and ice-off between 6 April and 24 April. The median winter freezes on 24 November and opens on 17 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 January 2025 to 29 March 2025, 71 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Catherine Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.
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.
Catherine Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Catherine 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
- 6.8 Caverage year now
- 5.7 Caverage year then
- -16 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Catherine 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 | 10° / 0° | 12 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 7° | 8 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Falling (-5.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 4° | 8 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.7 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 1° | 10 km/h | dry | Rising (+9.5 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Light drizzle | 9° / 0° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+9.9 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 9° / 0° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 10° / -1° | 7 km/h | dry | Steady |
Catherine Lake, in brief
What fish are in Catherine Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Catherine Lake in?
Catherine Lake is in MU 4-32, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Catherine Lake
- Upper Arrow Lake 4 km away
- Cameron Lake 10 km away
- Little Mosquito Lake 10 km away
- Mosquito Lake 12 km away
- Upper Arrow Lake (Drawdown Area) 12 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.