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Inga Lake

MU 7-34, Peace
56.6142° N, 121.6411° W

Map of Inga Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the recreation site.121°40.5′W121°40′W121°39.5′W121°39′W121°38.5′W121°38′W121°37.5′W56°36.5′N56°36.8′N56°37′N56°37.2′NInga LakeInga Lake rec site23 campsites, 26 m to shore0250500 mNMap of Inga Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the recreation site.121°39′W121°38′W56°36.5′N56°36.8′N56°37′N56°37.2′NInga Lake rec site23 campsites, 26 m to shore0500 mN
WaterRoadRough 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 9 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
54.7ha
Maximum depth
4.3m
14 ft. Province survey, 1986
Elevation
827m
Campsites
23
At Inga Lake rec site

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Inga Lake at a glance

Region
Peace
Management unit
MU 7-34
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2024.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
56.6142, -121.6411

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Fish on record at Inga Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1984202457
Brook Trout1984199615

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

How to fish Inga Lake

Best times of year at Inga Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Inga Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Inga Lake

Coordinates: 56.6142, -121.6411

Camping and rec sites at Inga Lake

  • Inga Lake
    Campsites
    23 designated
    To the shore
    26 m

    Access: From Fort St John along the Alaska Highway drive 70 km north to the Inga Lake PDR. Recreation Site signs are along the Alaska Hwy. The site is 2 km off the Alaska Hwy **This is an active Service Road. Use caution when entering the Recreation Site.**
    Coordinates: 56.617737, -121.63562

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Inga Lake

4.3 mdeepest2.8 mmean

Inga Lake runs to 4.3 m (14 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1986.

The mean of 2.8 m (9 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in July 1986.

The Province sounded Inga Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1986. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Inga Lake, modelled

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

In the model Inga Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 21 October and 1 November, and ice-off between 7 May and 20 May. The median winter freezes on 28 October and opens on 15 May.

Modelled ice season at Inga Lake: freeze-up most winters between 21 October and 1 November, ice-off between 7 May and 20 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 198 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 24 October 2024 to 4 May 2025, 192 days.

Inga 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.

Inga Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Inga 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
  • 1.8 Caverage year now
  • 1.0 Caverage year then
  • +2 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Inga Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-2 C2 C5 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1021441871960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Inga 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 OctOvercast9° / -2°20 km/h, gusts 43drySteady
Wed 21 OctLight drizzle12° / 4°14 km/h, gusts 30dryFalling (-6.0 hPa)
Thu 22 OctSlight snow showers8° / -1°14 km/h, gusts 272 mmRising (+6.6 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast4° / -3°8 km/h, gusts 16dryRising (+14.0 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast4° / -5°9 km/h, gusts 19dryRising (+4.5 hPa)
Sun 25 OctPartly cloudy3° / -6°13 km/h, gusts 31dryRising (+4.5 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast4° / -4°12 km/h, gusts 26dryFalling (-9.4 hPa)

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Inga Lake, in brief

What fish are in Inga Lake?

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

Which management unit is Inga Lake in?

Inga Lake is in MU 7-34, in the Peace. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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