Chief Gray Lake
MU 7-12, Omineca
53.5908° N, 124.7711° W
- Surface area
- 57.2ha
- Elevation
- 924m
- Campsites
- 1
- At Chief Gray Lake rec site
Open Chief Gray Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Chief Gray Lake at a glance
- Region
- Omineca
- Management unit
- MU 7-12
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Sucker (General)
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 53.5908, -124.7711
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Fish on record at Chief Gray Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1987 | 2024 | 30 |
| Sucker (General) | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Chief Gray Lake
Best times of year at Chief Gray Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Chief Gray Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Chief Gray Lake yet.
Getting to Chief Gray Lake
Coordinates: 53.5908, -124.7711
Camping and rec sites at Chief Gray Lake
- Chief Gray(bitch) Lake
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails) - Chief Gray Lake
- Campsites
- 1 designated
- To the shore
- 159 m
Coordinates: 53.58974, -124.766948
The ice year at Chief Gray Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Chief Gray Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 5 November and 17 November, and ice-off between 25 April and 14 May. The median winter freezes on 11 November and opens on 6 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 November 2024 to 24 April 2025, 158 days.
Chief Gray 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.
Chief Gray Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Chief Gray Lake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.9 Csince the 1960s
- 1.6 Caverage year now
- 0.7 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Chief Gray 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° / -1° | 10 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Light drizzle | 11° / 1° | 11 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-8.7 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 6° / 0° | 12 km/h, gusts 30 | dry | Rising (+7.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -2° | 6 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Rising (+10.3 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 12 km/h, gusts 31 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 5° / -4° | 9 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Rising (+5.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -2° | 5 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Falling (-3.7 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Chief Gray Lake
- Hobson Lake 3 km away
- Fish Lake (Kenney Dam Road) 8 km away
- Knewstubb Lake 11 km away
- Cicuta Lake 19 km away
- Murray Lake 19 km away
All 235 lakes in the Omineca, with today's conditions on each.