Coldscaur Lake

MU 3-39, Thompson-Nicola
51.7154° N, 120.3834° W

WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 65.3ha
Elevation: 1,111m
Campsites: 10; At Coldscaur Lake North rec site

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

Trophy fish at Coldscaur Lake

Coldscaur Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 3.5 lb.

Rainbow trout to 3.5 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.

Coldscaur Lake at a glance

Region: Thompson-Nicola
Management unit: MU 3-39
Species: Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2005.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Coordinates: 51.715442, -120.383358

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Fish on record at Coldscaur Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1969	2005	49

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

Coldscaur Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Coldscaur Lake

31.1 km of traced road to the campground by way of Clearwater-100 Mile FSR, Camp Two Rd, Road 2A FSR and unsigned. The road at the end is a rough surface.

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: 51.715442, -120.383358

Camping and rec sites at Coldscaur Lake

Coldscaur Lake North
Campsites
10 designated
To the shore
43 m

Access: From Clearwater on Yellowhead Hwy 5, turn west onto Old North Thompson Highway Road. Turn north onto Camp Two Road for 1.4 km, then take TFL 18 Road 2 northwest of Clearwater for 30km. Camp sites are on both sides of the road with good access for larger vehicles. Use caution: active log hauling road.
Coordinates: 51.725029, -120.405426
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Coldscaur Lake South
Campsites
6 designated
To the shore
14 m

Coordinates: 51.714188, -120.376917

The ice year at Coldscaur Lake, modelled

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

In the model Coldscaur Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 30 October and 10 November, and ice-off between 5 May and 22 May. The median winter freezes on 6 November and opens on 16 May.

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 15 November 2024 to 15 April 2025, 151 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Coldscaur Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.

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.

Coldscaur Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Coldscaur 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
4.1 Caverage year now
2.9 Caverage year then
-11 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Coldscaur Lakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Coldscaur 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
Wed 21 Oct	Partly cloudy	10° / 2°	16 km/h, gusts 28	dry	Steady
Thu 22 Oct	Moderate snow	6° / -1°	18 km/h, gusts 40	6 mm	Rising (+1.3 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Fog	4° / -2°	17 km/h, gusts 44	dry	Rising (+12.7 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	4° / 0°	8 km/h, gusts 41	0 mm	Falling (-3.1 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	7° / 0°	5 km/h, gusts 17	dry	Rising (+1.4 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Partly cloudy	10° / 1°	9 km/h	dry	Falling (-6.2 hPa)
Tue 27 Oct	Partly cloudy	5° / -2°	17 km/h	dry	Rising (+3.2 hPa)

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Coldscaur Lake, in brief

What fish are in Coldscaur Lake?

Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is Coldscaur Lake?

Coldscaur Lake covers about 65.3 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Coldscaur Lake in?

Coldscaur Lake is in MU 3-39, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Coldscaur Lake

Moose Lake 3 km away
Patricia Lake 7 km away
Surprise Lake 7 km away
Windy Lake 8 km away
Double Lakes 8 km away

All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.