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Champion Lakes

MU 4-8, Kootenays
49.1847° N, 117.6133° W

Map of Champion Lakes: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.117°37.5′W117°37.2′W117°37′W117°36.8′W117°36.5′W49°11′N49°11.2′NChampion Lakes0125250 mNMap of Champion Lakes: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.117°37′W117°36.5′W49°10.8′N49°11′N49°11.2′NChampion Lakes0250 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
15.3ha
Elevation
1,051m

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Trophy fish at Champion Lakes

Champion Lakes is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 5 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 5 lb
  • Brook trout to 3 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Champion Lakes at a glance

Region
Kootenays
Management unit
MU 4-8
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Redside Shiner, Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1995), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1995)The province's newest fish record here is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
49.1847, -117.6133

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Fish on record at Champion Lakes

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1943202658
Redside Shiner197420157
Longnose Sucker197419954
Largescale Sucker197419953

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

How to fish Champion Lakes

Best times of year at Champion Lakes

  • May - June
  • September - October

Champion Lakes fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Champion Lakes yet.

Getting to Champion Lakes

10.4 km of traced road to the shore by way of Champion Lakes Provincial Park and Champion Park Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 190 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Champion Lakes, 10.4 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: 49.1847, -117.6133

The ice year at Champion Lakes, modelled

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

In the model Champion Lakes froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 15 November, and ice-off between 24 April and 9 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 30 April.

Modelled ice season at Champion Lakes: freeze-up most winters between 2 November and 15 November, ice-off between 24 April and 9 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 173 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 4 November 2024 to 27 April 2025, 174 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Champion Lakes, 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.

Champion Lakes climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Champion Lakes is 1.0 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.0 Csince the 1960s
  • 3.4 Caverage year now
  • 2.5 Caverage year then
  • -5 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Champion Lakesdegrees C, yearly mean
0 C3 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1041501961960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Champion Lakes

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 OctOvercast12° / 1°13 km/h, gusts 23drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast17° / 7°11 km/h, gusts 19dryFalling (-4.5 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast17° / 2°13 km/hdryFalling (-4.6 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast12° / 0°10 km/h, gusts 18dryRising (+7.0 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast9° / -4°7 km/hdryRising (+11.5 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast9° / -4°8 km/hdryRising (+2.0 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast10° / -4°8 km/hdryRising (+1.1 hPa)

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Champion Lakes, in brief

What fish are in Champion Lakes?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Champion Lakes in?

Champion Lakes is in MU 4-8, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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