Katherine Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.8100° N, 121.8197° W
- Surface area
- 3.2ha
- Elevation
- 1,008m
Open Katherine Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Katherine Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Kokanee
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 52.81, -121.8197
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How to fish Katherine Lake
Best times of year at Katherine Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Katherine Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Katherine Lake yet.
Getting to Katherine Lake
54.2 km of traced road to the shore by way of 4900 Road FSR and 500 Nyland Lake Rd. It stops 360 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 52.81, -121.8197
The ice year at Katherine Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Katherine Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 31 October and 14 November, and ice-off between 28 April and 15 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 7 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 15 November 2024 to 26 April 2025, 162 days.
Katherine 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.
Katherine Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Katherine 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
- 2.6 Caverage year now
- 1.8 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Katherine 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 | 9° / -2° | 13 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 2° | 15 km/h, gusts 33 | dry | Falling (-10.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 5° / -1° | 18 km/h, gusts 38 | dry | Rising (+4.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -3° | 5 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Rising (+12.4 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -2° | 7 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Mainly clear | 5° / -5° | 6 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Rising (+5.9 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -3° | 5 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Falling (-3.0 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Katherine Lake
- Maud Lake 10 km away
- Nyland Lake 13 km away
- Rollie Lake 20 km away
- Benson Lake 21 km away
- Little Lake 22 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.