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Hoodoo Lake

MU 8-14, Okanagan
49.3772° N, 118.9547° W

Map of Hoodoo 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.118°58.5′W118°58′W118°57.5′W118°57′W49°22.2′N49°22.5′N49°22.8′N49°23′NHoodoo LakeHoodoo Lake rec site2 campsites, 30 m to shore0250500 mNMap of Hoodoo 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.118°57.5′W118°57′W49°22.2′N49°22.5′N49°22.8′N49°23′NHoodoo Lake rec site2 campsites, 30 m to shore0500 mN
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
17.5ha
Maximum depth
27.4m
90 ft
Elevation
1,219m
Campsites
2
At Hoodoo Lake rec site

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Hoodoo Lake at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-14
Species
Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
49.3772, -118.9547

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Fish on record at Hoodoo Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1962202555

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

How to fish Hoodoo Lake

Best times of year at Hoodoo Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Hoodoo Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Hoodoo Lake yet.

Getting to Hoodoo Lake

A small, open BCFS campsite with a cartop boat launch is located at the lake.

14.1 km of traced road to the campground by way of Ouellette Creek FSR and Taurus Bull Lake FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface.

The road route traced to Campground at Hoodoo Lake, 14.1 km.Start of the traceCampground2 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: 49.3772, -118.9547

Camping and rec sites at Hoodoo Lake

  • Hoodoo Lake
    Campsites
    2 designated
    To the shore
    30 m

    Access: Driving North from Rock Creek BC on Hwy 33 for +/- 29km and then Northeast onto Taurus Creek FSR for +/- 7.9 km and North onto Qullette Creek FSR for +/- 2.6 km , then West onto the Waddell-Hoodoo FSR for appox 3.4 km, Turn right here to enter the recreation site. There is a brown signpost marking the entry.
    Coordinates: 49.372859, -118.958168

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Hoodoo Lake

27.4 mdeepest

Hoodoo Lake runs to 27.4 m (90 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Hoodoo Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1971.

The ice year at Hoodoo Lake, modelled

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

In the model Hoodoo Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 October and 10 November, and ice-off between 28 April and 12 May. The median winter freezes on 3 November and opens on 4 May.

Modelled ice season at Hoodoo Lake: freeze-up most winters between 29 October and 10 November, ice-off between 28 April and 12 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 181 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 1 November 2024 to 29 April 2025, 179 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Hoodoo Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.

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.

Hoodoo Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Hoodoo 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
  • 4.8 Caverage year now
  • 4.0 Caverage year then
  • -4 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Hoodoo Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
2 C5 C7 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
941281631960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Hoodoo 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 sky11° / 1°4 km/h, gusts 22drySteady
Wed 21 OctPartly cloudy14° / 1°10 km/h, gusts 25dryFalling (-3.8 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast14° / 1°14 km/h, gusts 36dryFalling (-3.6 hPa)
Fri 23 OctPartly cloudy8° / -2°15 km/h, gusts 63dryRising (+8.7 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast4° / -2°3 km/h, gusts 50dryRising (+3.3 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast11° / 0°5 km/h, gusts 26dryRising (+4.2 hPa)
Mon 26 OctPartly cloudy12° / 0°2 km/h, gusts 11drySteady

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Hoodoo Lake, in brief

What fish are in Hoodoo Lake?

Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Hoodoo Lake in?

Hoodoo Lake is in MU 8-14, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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