Little Mitten Lake
MU 4-34, Kootenays
50.9633° N, 116.5719° W
- Surface area
- 20ha
- Elevation
- 992m
- Campsites
- 27
- At Mitten Lake rec site
Open Little Mitten Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Little Mitten Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-34
- 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
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.9633, -116.5719
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Fish on record at Little Mitten Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1961 | 2026 | 74 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Little Mitten Lake
Best times of year at Little Mitten Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Little Mitten Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Little Mitten Lake yet.
Getting to Little Mitten Lake
19.4 km of traced road to the campground by way of Mitten Lake FSR, Crestbrook Mainline and Parson River Xing. The road at the end is a loose surface.
Coordinates: 50.9633, -116.5719
Camping and rec sites at Little Mitten Lake
- Mitten Lake
- Campsites
- 27 designated
- To the shore
- 21 m
Access: Accessible by 2wd vehicle down 17km of dirt road. Active logging road, CB radio recommended. Access is 68km north of Radium and 36km south of Golden. From HWY 95 in Parson, turn west onto Parson River Crossing Rd. Continue straight, onto Crestbrook Main FSR (Radio controlled road use RR-3). Continue on Crestbrook Main for 6.5km then take a sharp left onto Mitten FSR, following signs for Mitten Lake Recreation Site. Slight left at 14km marker, sign for Mitten. Continue to Mitten Lake Recreation site at 17km marker.
Coordinates: 50.964397, -116.569316
The ice year at Little Mitten Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Little Mitten Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 28 October and 9 November, and ice-off between 15 April and 28 April. The median winter freezes on 3 November and opens on 22 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 21 April 2025, 157 days.
Little Mitten 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.
Little Mitten Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Little Mitten 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
- 5.9 Caverage year now
- 5.1 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Little Mitten 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 | 12° / -2° | 13 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Clear sky | 18° / 2° | 9 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Falling (-5.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 3° | 10 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.4 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 11° / 3° | 17 km/h, gusts 35 | 1 mm | Rising (+5.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Light drizzle | 7° / 0° | 10 km/h, gusts 18 | 1 mm | Rising (+11.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 5° / -4° | 5 km/h | 4 mm | Rising (+5.9 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 5° / -5° | 2 km/h | dry | Steady |
Little Mitten Lake, in brief
What fish are in Little Mitten Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Little Mitten Lake in?
Little Mitten Lake is in MU 4-34, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Little Mitten Lake
- McLean Lake 1 km away
- Bittern Lake 2 km away
- Nine Bay Lake 3 km away
- Moose Lake 8 km away
- Wilbur Lake 9 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.