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Charlotte Lake

MU 6-6, Skeena
54.3306° N, 124.9894° W

Map of Charlotte Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.125°00.5′W125°00.2′W125°00′W124°59.8′W124°59.5′W124°59.2′W124°59′W54°19.8′N54°20′NCharlotte Lake0125250 mNMap of Charlotte Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.124°59.5′W124°59′W54°19.5′N54°19.8′N54°20′N0250 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
35.5ha
Elevation
1,250m

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

Trophy fish at Charlotte Lake

Charlotte Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 5 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 5 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.

Charlotte Lake at a glance

Region
Skeena
Management unit
MU 6-6
Species
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
54.3306, -124.9894

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Fish on record at Charlotte Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout198619953

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

How to fish Charlotte Lake

Best times of year at Charlotte Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Charlotte Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Charlotte Lake

An uncrowded Forest Service Campsite on the southeast end, provides campers with excellent

46.6 km of traced road to the shore by way of Sutherland Dipper FSR, Sutherland-Duncan FSR, Sutherland FSR, Sutherland-Stone FSR, Sutherland Trout FSR and Southerland Trout FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 230 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Charlotte Lake, 46.6 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: 54.3306, -124.9894

The ice year at Charlotte Lake, modelled

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

In the model Charlotte Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 20 October and 30 October, and ice-off between 19 May and 5 June. The median winter freezes on 25 October and opens on 29 May.

Modelled ice season at Charlotte Lake: freeze-up most winters between 20 October and 30 October, ice-off between 19 May and 5 June.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 219 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 20 October 2024 to 27 May 2025, 219 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Charlotte 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.

Charlotte Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Charlotte Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.8 Csince the 1960s
  • 3.4 Caverage year now
  • 2.6 Caverage year then
  • -2 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Charlotte Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-0 C3 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
851281701960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Charlotte 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 OctOvercast6° / -4°8 km/h, gusts 26drySteady
Wed 21 OctModerate snow5° / -1°7 km/h, gusts 202 mmFalling (-8.0 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast2° / -3°12 km/h, gusts 30dryRising (+6.7 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast3° / -4°8 km/h, gusts 19dryRising (+10.4 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast2° / -5°9 km/h, gusts 27dryRising (+1.2 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast2° / -8°7 km/h, gusts 21dryRising (+5.2 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast4° / -3°4 km/h, gusts 14dryFalling (-5.1 hPa)

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Charlotte Lake, in brief

What fish are in Charlotte Lake?

Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Charlotte Lake in?

Charlotte Lake is in MU 6-6, in the Skeena. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Charlotte Lake

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