Ispah Lake
MU 7-7, Omineca
53.6661° N, 122.1608° W
- Surface area
- 40ha
- Maximum depth
- 24.4m
- 80 ft
- Elevation
- 841m
- Campsites
- 1
- At Ispah Lake rec site
Open Ispah Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Ispah Lake at a glance
- Region
- Omineca
- Management unit
- MU 7-7
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Lake Chub (last recorded 1986), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1986), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1986), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1978), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1978), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1969)
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 53.6661, -122.1608
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Fish on record at Ispah Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1988 | 2002 | 8 |
| Lake Chub | 1969 | 1986 | 3 |
| Redside Shiner | 1978 | 1986 | 2 |
| Largescale Sucker | 1986 | 1986 | 1 |
| Longnose Sucker | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
| Northern Pikeminnow | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
| Sucker (General) | 1969 | 1969 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Ispah Lake
Best times of year at Ispah Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Ispah Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Ispah Lake yet.
Getting to Ispah Lake
30.7 km of traced road to the campground by way of Willow FSR, Willow Cale FSR, Willow-Coalmine FSR and Willow-North Buck FSR. The road at the end is a loose surface.
Coordinates: 53.6661, -122.1608
Camping and rec sites at Ispah Lake
- Ispah Lake
- Campsites
- 1 designated
- To the shore
- 238 m
Access: Travel 17kms south of Prince George (Hwy 97). Turn left on to the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km). Turn right at 121km (T-Junction). The site is located at 153.1km.
Coordinates: 53.662004, -122.167644
Depth chart for Ispah Lake
24.4 mdeepest
Ispah Lake runs to 24.4 m (80 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Ispah Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1968. It runs to 2 sheets.
The ice year at Ispah Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Ispah Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 22 April and 13 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 2 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 November 2024 to 20 April 2025, 154 days.
Ispah 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.
Ispah Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Ispah Lake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.9 Csince the 1960s
- 4.2 Caverage year now
- 3.3 Caverage year then
- -8 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Ispah 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 | Partly cloudy | 10° / -2° | 17 km/h, gusts 38 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 4° | 18 km/h, gusts 38 | dry | Falling (-9.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight snow showers | 6° / -1° | 10 km/h, gusts 27 | 2 mm | Rising (+5.8 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 8 km/h, gusts 21 | dry | Rising (+11.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / 0° | 8 km/h, gusts 23 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 6° / -2° | 6 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Rising (+5.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -3° | 10 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-3.6 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Ispah Lake
- Tsitniz Lake 2 km away
- Grizzly Lake 6 km away
- Pitoney Lake 9 km away
- Wansa Lake 11 km away
- Opatcho Lake 12 km away
All 235 lakes in the Omineca, with today's conditions on each.