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Haha Lake

MU 4-3, Kootenays
49.4286° N, 115.4903° W

Map of Haha Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.115°30′W115°29.8′W115°29.5′W115°29.2′W49°25.8′NHaha Lake0100200 mNMap of Haha Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.115°29.5′W115°29.2′W49°25.5′N49°25.8′NHaha Lake0200 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
14.6ha
Elevation
837m

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Haha Lake at a glance

Region
Kootenays
Management unit
MU 4-3
Species
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Largemouth Bass (last recorded 1990), Brook Trout (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.4286, -115.4903

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Fish on record at Haha Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout195119952
Largemouth Bass199019901
Brook Trout197619953

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

How to fish Haha Lake

Best times of year at Haha Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Haha Lake fishing regulations

Bass daily quota = unlimited; yellow perch daily quota = unlimited. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Haha Lake

6.0 km of traced road to the shore by way of Howell Rd and Ha Ha Creek Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 190 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Haha Lake, 6.0 km.Start of the traceLake shore1 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: 49.4286, -115.4903

The ice year at Haha Lake, modelled

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

In the model Haha Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 9 November and 25 November, and ice-off between 1 April and 21 April. The median winter freezes on 20 November and opens on 10 April.

Modelled ice season at Haha Lake: freeze-up most winters between 9 November and 25 November, ice-off between 1 April and 21 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 141 days in the median winter

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 25 March 2025, 123 days.

Haha 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.

Haha Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Haha Lake is 1.0 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.0 Csince the 1960s
  • 6.4 Caverage year now
  • 5.4 Caverage year then
  • -10 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Haha Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
3 C6 C9 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
531021511960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Haha 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 sky15° / 5°4 km/h, gusts 13drySteady
Wed 21 OctPartly cloudy17° / 4°9 km/hdryFalling (-3.5 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast17° / 4°8 km/h, gusts 15dryFalling (-5.2 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast12° / 5°14 km/h, gusts 41drySteady
Sat 24 OctOvercast10° / 3°7 km/h, gusts 19dryRising (+12.8 hPa)
Sun 25 OctSlight rain8° / -1°4 km/h, gusts 441 mmRising (+5.1 hPa)
Mon 26 OctClear sky8° / -2°3 km/h, gusts 17dryRising (+5.4 hPa)

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Haha Lake, in brief

What fish are in Haha Lake?

Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Largemouth Bass (last recorded 1990), Brook Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Haha Lake in?

Haha Lake is in MU 4-3, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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