Little Mosquito Lake
MU 4-32, Kootenays
50.3365° N, 118.0706° W
- Surface area
- 12.5ha
- Maximum depth
- 25.8m
- 85 ft
- Elevation
- 659m
- Campsites
- 3
- At Mosquito Lake rec site
Open Little Mosquito Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Little Mosquito Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-32
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 50.336525, -118.070612
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Fish on record at Little Mosquito Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1971 | 1995 | 13 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
Little Mosquito Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Little Mosquito Lake yet.
Getting to Little Mosquito Lake
87.2 km of traced road to the campground by way of Whatshan FSR, S Fife One FSR, Keefer Lake Rd, Kettle River Bridge and unsigned. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 60 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 50.336525, -118.070612
Camping and rec sites at Little Mosquito Lake
- Mosquito Lake
- Campsites
- 3 designated
- To the shore
- 133 m
Access: Access from Arrow Park Ferry: At the ferry terminus set your odometer. Your odometer readings will not conform to the km signs on the road. From the ferry terminus travel straight ahead on the "Lower Mosquito Road". Continue up this road for 6 km. Just after crossing the bridge over Arrow Park (Mosquito) Creek, turn right onto the "Branch 20" road. Follow this road for 3 km. At the junction with the "West Mosquito Road" continue straight ahead. Reset your odometer. Travel north on the "West Mosquito Road" for 11.6 km, to the "27 km" road marker and the junction of the "West Mosquito Road" with the "Caribou Pass Road" and the "Fostall Road". Reset your odometer. Continue straight ahead on the "Fostall Road" for 8.9 km. Between the "19 km" and "20 km" road markers, at the junction with "Plant Road", turn left. Travel 800 meters to the recreation site.
Coordinates: 50.333021, -118.065139
Depth chart for Little Mosquito Lake
25.8 mdeepest
Little Mosquito Lake runs to 25.8 m (85 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Little Mosquito Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1993.
The ice year at Little Mosquito Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Little Mosquito Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 11 November and 2 December, and ice-off between 22 March and 12 April. The median winter freezes on 21 November and opens on 1 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 January 2025 to 6 March 2025, 48 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Little Mosquito Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.
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 Mosquito Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Little Mosquito Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.1 Csince the 1960s
- 7.9 Caverage year now
- 6.8 Caverage year then
- -17 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Little Mosquito 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 Oct | Partly cloudy | 17° / 5° | 7 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 6° | 10 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Fog | 11° / 3° | 12 km/h, gusts 39 | dry | Rising (+9.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Moderate rain | 10° / 2° | 4 km/h, gusts 23 | 1 mm | Rising (+2.3 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Moderate rain | 12° / 5° | 4 km/h, gusts 9 | 3 mm | Rising (+1.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 5° | 3 km/h, gusts 9 | dry | Falling (-5.8 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 3° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-2.1 hPa) |
Little Mosquito Lake, in brief
What fish are in Little Mosquito Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
How big is Little Mosquito Lake?
Little Mosquito Lake covers about 12.5 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Little Mosquito Lake in?
Little Mosquito Lake is in MU 4-32, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Little Mosquito Lake
- Mosquito Lake 2 km away
- Cameron Lake 6 km away
- Larson Lake 7 km away
- Catherine Lake 10 km away
- South Caribou Lake 13 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.