Dahl Lake
MU 7-12, Omineca
53.7700° N, 123.2975° W
- Surface area
- 248.4ha
- Maximum depth
- 23.5m
- 77 ft. Province survey, 1986
- Elevation
- 825m
Open Dahl Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Dahl Lake at a glance
- Region
- Omineca
- Management unit
- MU 7-12
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1984), Burbot (last recorded 1968), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1984), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1984), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1984), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1984), White Sucker (last recorded 1984), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1968), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1968)
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 53.77, -123.2975
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Fish on record at Dahl Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1968 | 2001 | 3 |
| Mountain Whitefish | 1968 | 1984 | 2 |
| Burbot | 1968 | 1968 | 1 |
| Longnose Sucker | 1968 | 1984 | 2 |
| Northern Pikeminnow | 1968 | 1984 | 2 |
| Peamouth Chub | 1968 | 1984 | 2 |
| Sucker (General) | 1984 | 1984 | 1 |
| White Sucker | 1984 | 1984 | 1 |
| Largescale Sucker | 1968 | 1968 | 1 |
| Redside Shiner | 1968 | 1968 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Dahl Lake
Best times of year at Dahl Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Dahl Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Dahl Lake yet.
Getting to Dahl Lake
Coordinates: 53.77, -123.2975
Depth chart for Dahl Lake
23.5 mdeepest4.5 mmean
Dahl Lake runs to 23.5 m (77 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1986.
The mean of 4.5 m (15 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in January 1986.
The Province sounded Dahl Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1986.
The ice year at Dahl Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Dahl Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 15 November, and ice-off between 20 April and 9 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 29 April.
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.
Dahl 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.
Dahl Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Dahl 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
- 3.9 Caverage year now
- 3.0 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Dahl 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 | 10° / -1° | 18 km/h, gusts 33 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Light drizzle | 10° / 4° | 19 km/h, gusts 35 | dry | Falling (-8.7 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 6° / 0° | 16 km/h, gusts 37 | 1 mm | Rising (+5.7 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 11 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+11.4 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 7 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 4° / -4° | 8 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Rising (+5.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -3° | 6 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Falling (-4.0 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Dahl Lake
- Norman Lake 5 km away
- Square Lake 8 km away
- Kwitzil Lake 11 km away
- Bednesti Lake 11 km away
- Little Bobtail Lake 17 km away
All 235 lakes in the Omineca, with today's conditions on each.