Larchwood Lake
MU 4-20, Kootenays
49.9492° N, 115.7972° W
- Surface area
- 15.6ha
- Maximum depth
- 10.1m
- 33 ft. Province survey
- Elevation
- 848m
- Campsites
- 22
- At Larchwood Lake rec site
Open Larchwood Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Larchwood Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-20
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Redside Shiner (last recorded 1987)The 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
- 49.9492, -115.7972
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Fish on record at Larchwood Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1958 | 2026 | 76 |
| Redside Shiner | 1961 | 1987 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Larchwood Lake
Best times of year at Larchwood Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Larchwood Lake fishing regulations
No Ice Fishing; trout/char daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Larchwood Lake
8.7 km of traced road to the campground by way of Torrent Rd and Farstad Way. The road at the end is a loose surface.
Coordinates: 49.9492, -115.7972
Camping and rec sites at Larchwood Lake
- Larchwood Lake
- Campsites
- 22 designated
- To the shore
- 47 m
Access: Accessible by 2WD vehicle down 6km of dirt road. Access is 1.5km South of Skookumchuck, 52km North of Cranbrook. <br><br> From HWY 93/95 turn West towards the pulp mill onto Farstad Way, follow for 2 km. Turn left onto Torrent rd and continue until it turns to gravel and becomes Torrent FSR (Radio controlled road use RR-1). Keep right at the fork at km marker 2 to stay on Torrent FSR. Continue for another 4kms to Larchwood Lake Recreation Site on the left. Road can be rough at times.
Coordinates: 49.953417, -115.795309
Depth chart for Larchwood Lake
10.1 mdeepest2.9 mmean
Larchwood Lake runs to 10.1 m (33 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey.
The Province sounded Larchwood Lake and published the depth chart.
The ice year at Larchwood Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Larchwood Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 6 November and 23 November, and ice-off between 3 April and 20 April. The median winter freezes on 13 November and opens on 11 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 23 November 2024 to 6 April 2025, 134 days.
Larchwood 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.
Larchwood Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Larchwood 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
- 6.4 Caverage year now
- 5.6 Caverage year then
- -9 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Larchwood 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 | 14° / 0° | 20 km/h, gusts 34 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 2° | 12 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Falling (-4.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 4° | 8 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.8 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Slight rain | 11° / 6° | 16 km/h, gusts 23 | 8 mm | Rising (+4.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 1° | 14 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Rising (+12.0 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 7° / -1° | 10 km/h, gusts 19 | 2 mm | Rising (+6.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Clear sky | 7° / -3° | 3 km/h | dry | Rising (+1.8 hPa) |
Larchwood Lake, in brief
What fish are in Larchwood Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Larchwood Lake in?
Larchwood Lake is in MU 4-20, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Larchwood Lake
- Johnson Lake 2 km away
- Tamarack Lake 3 km away
- Echoes Lake 9 km away
- Premier Lake 10 km away
- Lazy Lake 19 km away
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