Como Lake

MU 2-8, Lower Mainland
49.2597° N, 122.8581° W

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: 4.6ha
Maximum depth: 3.5m; 11 ft
Elevation: 120m

Classic urban fishing park in Coquitlam with accessible piers and regular spring trout stockings.

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Como Lake at a glance

Region: Lower Mainland
Management unit: MU 2-8
Species: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1957), Brook Trout (last recorded 1916), Steelhead (last recorded 1983), Brown Catfish (formerly Brown Bullhead) (last recorded 1995), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1995), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1995), Carp (last recorded 1995), Bullhead (General) (last recorded 1958)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: Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates: 49.2597, -122.8581

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What people catch at Como Lake

A Coquitlam park lake with newly stocked rainbows of around 300 g. Fishing with Rod suggests a size 10 or 12 dark leech pattern.

Rainbow Trout Stocked
Typically around 300 g
Source: Fishing with Rod

A size 10 or 12 dark leech pattern. Source: Fishing with Rod

The rule that shapes it. Trout/char daily quota = 2; single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia

Fish on record at Como Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1958	2026	378
Cutthroat Trout	1954	1997	17
Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout	1957	1957	1
Brook Trout	1916	1916	1
Steelhead	1962	1983	2
Brown Catfish (formerly Brown Bullhead)	1979	1995	2
Longnose Sucker	1958	1995	2
Northern Pikeminnow	1958	1995	2
Carp	1995	1995	1
Bullhead (General)	1958	1958	2

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

How to fish Como Lake

Float fishing with micro-jigs or worms, small spinners.

Best times of year at Como Lake

March - May
October - November

Como Lake fishing regulations

Trout/char daily quota = 2; single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Como Lake

Coquitlam urban park. Paved perimeter trail, multiple accessible fishing piers.

0.5 km of traced road to the shore by way of Gatensbury St. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 130 m short of the shore.

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: 49.2597, -122.8581

Depth chart for Como Lake

3.5 mdeepest1.5 mmean

Como Lake runs to 3.5 m (11 ft) at its deepest.

The mean of 1.5 m (5 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in June 1980.

The Province sounded Como Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Como Lake, modelled

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

In the model Como Lake froze in 57 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 16 December and 17 January, and ice-off between 15 January and 28 February. The median winter freezes on 28 December and opens on 8 February.

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 January 2025 to 23 February 2025, 36 days.

Como 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.

Como Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Como Lake is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

+0.7 Csince the 1960s
10.2 Caverage year now
9.5 Caverage year then
-8 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Como 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 Como 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	16° / 4°	9 km/h, gusts 15	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	17° / 9°	9 km/h	dry	Falling (-5.1 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	13° / 6°	10 km/h	dry	Steady
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	13° / 4°	7 km/h	dry	Rising (+10.3 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	13° / 4°	6 km/h	dry	Rising (+2.6 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	17° / 7°	8 km/h, gusts 17	dry	Falling (-1.4 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	15° / 7°	7 km/h, gusts 13	dry	Steady

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Como Lake, in brief

What fish are in Como Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1957), Brook Trout (last recorded 1916), Steelhead (last recorded 1983). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Como Lake in?

Como Lake is in MU 2-8, in the Lower Mainland. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Como Lake

Lafarge (Pinetree Gravel Pit) Lake 6 km away
Burnaby Lake 7 km away
Sasamat Lake 7 km away
Buntzen Lake 8 km away
Deer Lake (Burnaby) 9 km away

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