Gotchen Lake
MU 5-15, Cariboo
52.1311° N, 120.6861° W
- Surface area
- 128.2ha
- Maximum depth
- 8m
- 26 ft
- Elevation
- 1,031m
Open Gotchen Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Gotchen Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-15
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Kokanee (last recorded 1980), Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1980), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1980), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1980), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1980), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1980), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1980)
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 52.1311, -120.6861
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Fish on record at Gotchen Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kokanee | 1980 | 1980 | 1 |
| Mountain Whitefish | 1980 | 1980 | 1 |
| Largescale Sucker | 1980 | 1980 | 1 |
| Longnose Sucker | 1980 | 1980 | 1 |
| Northern Pikeminnow | 1980 | 1980 | 1 |
| Peamouth Chub | 1980 | 1980 | 1 |
| Redside Shiner | 1980 | 1980 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Gotchen Lake
Best times of year at Gotchen Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Gotchen Lake fishing regulations
Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Gotchen Lake
Coordinates: 52.1311, -120.6861
Depth chart for Gotchen Lake
8 mdeepest4.6 mmean
Gotchen Lake runs to 8 m (26 ft) at its deepest.
The mean of 4.6 m (15 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in March 1981.
The Province sounded Gotchen Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1981.
The ice year at Gotchen Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Gotchen Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 31 October and 14 November, and ice-off between 1 May and 16 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 8 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 18 April 2025, 154 days.
Gotchen 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.
Gotchen Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Gotchen 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
- 2.8 Caverage year now
- 2.0 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Gotchen 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 | Clear sky | 11° / 0° | 9 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 4° | 12 km/h, gusts 38 | dry | Falling (-9.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight snow | 9° / 0° | 11 km/h, gusts 33 | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -1° | 6 km/h, gusts 25 | dry | Rising (+13.9 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / 1° | 5 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Falling (-1.9 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 7° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+4.9 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 11° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-3.0 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Gotchen Lake
- Deception Lake 6 km away
- Hendrix Lake 8 km away
- Cruiser Lake 9 km away
- Bosk Lake 9 km away
- Boscar Lake 11 km away
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