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Goat Lake

MU 2-12, Lower Mainland
50.0486° N, 124.2625° W

Map of Goat Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.124°24′W124°22′W124°20′W124°18′W124°16′W124°14′W124°12′W50°01′N50°02′N50°03′N50°04′N50°05′NGoat LakeGoat Lake rec site8 campsites, 29 m to shore01.252.5 kmNMap of Goat Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.124°15′W50°02′N50°04′NGoat Lake rec site8 campsites, 29 m to shore02 kmN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
554.3ha
Elevation
51m
Campsites
8
At Goat Lake rec site

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Goat Lake at a glance

Region
Lower Mainland
Management unit
MU 2-12
Species
Kokanee, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1995), Prickly Sculpin (last recorded 1995), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1998.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Large Water (> 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
50.0486, -124.2625

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Fish on record at Goat Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Kokanee199819982
Rainbow Trout192719952
Cutthroat Trout199019953
Dolly Varden199519951
Prickly Sculpin199519951
Sculpin (General)199519951

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

How to fish Goat Lake

Best times of year at Goat Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Goat Lake fishing regulations

No Fishing Nov 1-Mar 31. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Goat Lake

45.3 km of traced road to the campground by way of Goat Lake Mainline, Duck Lake FSR, E-100, E-112, E-110, E-115, Abbotsford St, Manson Ave and Alberni St. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 300 m short of the campground.

The road route traced to Campground at Goat Lake, 45.3 km.Start of the traceCampground5 km
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: 50.0486, -124.2625

Camping and rec sites at Goat Lake

The ice year at Goat Lake, modelled

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

In the model Goat Lake froze in 51 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 23 December and 16 January, and ice-off between 14 January and 23 February. The median winter freezes on 1 January and opens on 31 January.

Modelled ice season at Goat Lake: freeze-up most winters between 23 December and 16 January, ice-off between 14 January and 23 February.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-off

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 February 2025 to 23 February 2025, 22 days.

Goat 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.

Goat Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Goat 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
  • 5.7 Caverage year now
  • 4.9 Caverage year then
  • -7 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Goat Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
3 C6 C8 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
24801351960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Goat 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.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctClear sky17° / 7°14 km/h, gusts 20drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast17° / 9°12 km/hdryFalling (-5.1 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast15° / 7°8 km/hdrySteady
Fri 23 OctOvercast16° / 6°8 km/hdryRising (+10.2 hPa)
Sat 24 OctLight drizzle14° / 7°7 km/hdryRising (+3.0 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast18° / 8°9 km/hdryFalling (-1.0 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast18° / 10°8 km/hdryFalling (-1.1 hPa)

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Goat Lake, in brief

What fish are in Goat Lake?

Kokanee, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Goat Lake in?

Goat Lake is in MU 2-12, in the Lower Mainland. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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