Cub Lake
MU 4-34, Kootenays
50.8278° N, 116.3769° W
- Surface area
- 1.5ha
- Maximum depth
- 12.5m
- 41 ft
- Elevation
- 1,162m
- Campsites
- 1
- At Cub Lake rec site
Open Cub Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Cub Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-34
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.8278, -116.3769
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Fish on record at Cub Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1960 | 2025 | 51 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Cub Lake
Best times of year at Cub Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Cub Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Cub Lake
11.0 km of traced road to the campground by way of Westside Rd, Bugaboo Creek FSR and Brisco Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.
Coordinates: 50.8278, -116.3769
Camping and rec sites at Cub Lake
- Cub Lake
- Campsites
- 1 designated
- To the shore
- 47 m
Access: Access the Westside Road from Wilmer, Radium Hot Springs or Brisco. Cub Lake Recreation Site is located off of the Westside Road at the km 50 mark.
Coordinates: 50.829073, -116.377595
Depth chart for Cub Lake
12.5 mdeepest
Cub Lake runs to 12.5 m (41 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Cub Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1971. It runs to 2 sheets.
The ice year at Cub Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Cub Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 October and 9 November, and ice-off between 23 April and 11 May. The median winter freezes on 5 November and opens on 5 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 24 April 2025, 160 days.
Cub 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.
Cub Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Cub 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
- -4.3 Caverage year now
- -5.1 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Cub 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 | Partly cloudy | 11° / -2° | 11 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 3° | 13 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-5.0 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 3° | 11 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-4.3 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 10° / 2° | 15 km/h | dry | Rising (+5.4 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 6° / -1° | 12 km/h | 1 mm | Rising (+13.5 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Moderate snow | 4° / -5° | 7 km/h | 4 mm | Rising (+4.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 4° / -7° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
Cub Lake, in brief
What fish are in Cub Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Cub Lake in?
Cub Lake is in MU 4-34, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Cub Lake
- Jade Lake 1 km away
- Cleland Lake 1 km away
- Topaz Lake 2 km away
- Botts Lake 4 km away
- Cartwright Lake 4 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.