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Kidd Lake

MU 8-6, Okanagan
49.9225° N, 120.6250° W

Map of Kidd Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°38.2′W120°38′W120°37.8′W120°37.5′W120°37.2′W49°55.2′N49°55.5′NKidd Lake0125250 mNMap of Kidd Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°37.8′W120°37.5′W120°37.2′W49°55.2′N49°55.5′NKidd Lake0200 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
18.4ha
Elevation
1,046m

Open Kidd Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Trophy fish at Kidd Lake

Kidd Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 14 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 14 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Kidd Lake at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-6
Species
Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Closed to ice fishing
Coordinates
49.9225, -120.625

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Fish on record at Kidd Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1925202674

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

How to fish Kidd Lake

Best times of year at Kidd Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Kidd Lake fishing regulations

No Ice Fishing; Trout/char catch and release; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook; Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration! Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Kidd Lake

0.5 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 200 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Kidd Lake, 0.5 km.Start of the traceLake shore250 m
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: 49.9225, -120.625

The ice year at Kidd Lake, modelled

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

In the model Kidd Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 November and 18 November, and ice-off between 26 April and 16 May. The median winter freezes on 9 November and opens on 4 May.

Modelled ice season at Kidd Lake: freeze-up most winters between 4 November and 18 November, ice-off between 26 April and 16 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 177 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 18 November 2024 to 3 April 2025, 136 days.

Kidd Lake is closed to ice fishing.

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.

Kidd Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Kidd Lake is 1.5 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.5 Csince the 1960s
  • 4.5 Caverage year now
  • 3.1 Caverage year then
  • -20 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Kidd Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
1 C4 C7 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
651211771960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Kidd 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° / -2°15 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast17° / 4°18 km/h, gusts 35dryFalling (-6.7 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast12° / 2°10 km/h, gusts 17dryFalling (-1.6 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast8° / -1°16 km/h, gusts 27dryRising (+12.8 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast7° / -4°10 km/h, gusts 18dryRising (+6.3 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast6° / -6°8 km/hdryRising (+2.4 hPa)
Mon 26 OctPartly cloudy8° / -6°8 km/hdryFalling (-1.6 hPa)

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Kidd Lake, in brief

What fish are in Kidd Lake?

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

Which management unit is Kidd Lake in?

Kidd Lake is in MU 8-6, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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