Helene Lake
MU 6-6, Skeena
54.2756° N, 125.0406° W
- Surface area
- 164.9ha
- Maximum depth
- 20.1m
- 66 ft. Province survey, 1976
- Elevation
- 1,024m
Open Helene Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Helene Lake at a glance
- Region
- Skeena
- Management unit
- MU 6-6
- Species
- Lake Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995)
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 54.2756, -125.0406
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Fish on record at Helene Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutthroat Trout | 2012 | 2012 | 1 |
| Rainbow Trout | 1980 | 1995 | 7 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Helene Lake
Best times of year at Helene Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Helene Lake fishing regulations
No Fishing northwest of a line between fishing boundary signs on opposite shores of the outlet bay, Apr 1-June 30. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Helene Lake
Coordinates: 54.2756, -125.0406
Camping and rec sites at Helene Lake
- Helene Lake
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Depth chart for Helene Lake
20.1 mdeepest9.8 mmean
Helene Lake runs to 20.1 m (66 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1976.
The mean of 9.8 m (32 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in January 1976.
The Province sounded Helene Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1976. It runs to 2 sheets.
The ice year at Helene Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Helene Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 28 October and 7 November, and ice-off between 11 May and 27 May. The median winter freezes on 2 November and opens on 18 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 31 October 2024 to 12 May 2025, 193 days.
Helene 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.
Helene Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Helene 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
- 3.4 Caverage year now
- 2.6 Caverage year then
- -2 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Helene 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 | 6° / -2° | 7 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Slight snow | 5° / -1° | 6 km/h, gusts 17 | 2 mm | Falling (-8.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -3° | 12 km/h, gusts 30 | dry | Rising (+6.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -3° | 9 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+10.3 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -4° | 10 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -7° | 10 km/h, gusts 23 | dry | Rising (+5.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Falling (-4.4 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Helene Lake
- Hannay Lake 5 km away
- Charlotte Lake 7 km away
- Peta Lake 17 km away
- Stern Lake 18 km away
- Taltapin Lake 19 km away
All 183 lakes in the Skeena, with today's conditions on each.