Kwitzil Lake
MU 7-12, Omineca
53.8619° N, 123.2547° W
- Surface area
- 3.5ha
- Elevation
- 769m
Open Kwitzil Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Kwitzil Lake at a glance
- Region
- Omineca
- Management unit
- MU 7-12
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 53.8619, -123.2547
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Fish on record at Kwitzil Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1970 | 2026 | 33 |
| Brook Trout | 1992 | 2026 | 33 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Kwitzil Lake
Best times of year at Kwitzil Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Kwitzil Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Kwitzil Lake yet.
Getting to Kwitzil Lake
0.7 km of traced road to the shore by way of Kwitzil Lake Access. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 110 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 53.8619, -123.2547
The ice year at Kwitzil Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Kwitzil Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 17 April and 6 May. The median winter freezes on 10 November and opens on 26 April.
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 18 April 2025, 154 days.
Kwitzil 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.
Kwitzil Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Kwitzil 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
- 3.9 Caverage year now
- 3.0 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Kwitzil 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° / -1° | 18 km/h, gusts 33 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Light drizzle | 10° / 4° | 19 km/h, gusts 35 | dry | Falling (-8.7 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 6° / 0° | 16 km/h, gusts 37 | 1 mm | Rising (+5.7 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 11 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+11.4 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 7 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 4° / -4° | 8 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Rising (+5.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -3° | 6 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Falling (-4.0 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Kwitzil Lake
- Square Lake 6 km away
- Bednesti Lake 8 km away
- Dahl Lake 11 km away
- Norman Lake 11 km away
- Verdant Lake 20 km away
All 235 lakes in the Omineca, with today's conditions on each.