Eye Lake
MU 6-2, Skeena
53.5322° N, 125.7206° W
- Surface area
- 44.8ha
- Elevation
- 893m
Open Eye Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Eye Lake at a glance
- Region
- Skeena
- Management unit
- MU 6-2
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Bull Trout
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 53.5322, -125.7206
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Fish on record at Eye Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1976 | 1999 | 3 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Eye Lake
Best times of year at Eye Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Eye Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Eye Lake yet.
Getting to Eye Lake
Coordinates: 53.5322, -125.7206
The ice year at Eye Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Eye Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 7 May and 24 May. The median winter freezes on 10 November and opens on 14 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 November 2024 to 4 May 2025, 168 days.
Eye 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.
Eye Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Eye 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
- 2.7 Caverage year now
- 1.8 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Eye 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 | 3° / 1° | 14 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Slight snow | 6° / -1° | 11 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight rain showers | 5° / -4° | 11 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+6.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Fog | 4° / -4° | 5 km/h, gusts 10 | dry | Rising (+9.9 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -2° | 12 km/h, gusts 59 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 5° / -3° | 5 km/h, gusts 51 | dry | Rising (+3.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 6° / -3° | 5 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.2 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Eye Lake
- McDonell Lake 17 km away
- Cheslatta Lake 33 km away
- Ootsanee Lake 34 km away
- Getzuni Lake 37 km away
- Bird Lake 37 km away
All 183 lakes in the Skeena, with today's conditions on each.