Echoes Lake
MU 4-20, Kootenays
49.8717° N, 115.8089° W
- Surface area
- 66.6ha
- Elevation
- 884m
Open Echoes Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Echoes Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-20
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Brook Trout (last recorded 1995), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1979)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 49.8717, -115.8089
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Fish on record at Echoes Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1926 | 2026 | 92 |
| Kokanee | 1941 | 1997 | 5 |
| Brook Trout | 1944 | 1995 | 10 |
| Redside Shiner | 1961 | 1979 | 3 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Echoes Lake
Best times of year at Echoes Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Echoes Lake fishing regulations
No Ice Fishing; trout/char daily quota = 1 in the aggregate from both lakes (none under 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Echoes Lake
9.6 km of traced road to the shore by way of Skookumchuck River Rd, Torrent Rd and Farstad Way. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 150 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.8717, -115.8089
The ice year at Echoes Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Echoes Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 3 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 8 April and 26 April. The median winter freezes on 9 November and opens on 17 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 22 November 2024 to 27 March 2025, 125 days.
Echoes Lake is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Echoes Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Echoes 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
- 6.8 Caverage year now
- 5.9 Caverage year then
- -11 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Echoes 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 | 14° / -1° | 9 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 19° / 4° | 10 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-4.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 4° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.9 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Slight rain | 11° / 6° | 18 km/h, gusts 28 | 8 mm | Rising (+3.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 2° | 15 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Rising (+12.1 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Light drizzle | 6° / -1° | 12 km/h | 1 mm | Rising (+6.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Clear sky | 6° / -3° | 4 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.3 hPa) |
Echoes Lake, in brief
What fish are in Echoes Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Brook Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Echoes Lake in?
Echoes Lake is in MU 4-20, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Echoes Lake
- Tamarack Lake 5 km away
- Larchwood Lake 9 km away
- Johnson Lake 10 km away
- Wasa Lake 12 km away
- Premier Lake 13 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.