Lomond Lake
MU 4-8, Kootenays
49.0036° N, 117.3086° W
- Surface area
- 8.4ha
- Maximum depth
- 6.4m
- 21 ft. Province survey, 1961
- Elevation
- 780m
Open Lomond Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Lomond Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-8
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout (last recorded 1995), PumpkinseedThe newest of these fish records is from 2015.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.0036, -117.3086
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Fish on record at Lomond Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1952 | 2015 | 3 |
| Yellow Perch | 2015 | 2015 | 2 |
| Brook Trout | 1927 | 1995 | 6 |
| Pumpkinseed | 2015 | 2015 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Lomond Lake
Best times of year at Lomond Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Lomond Lake fishing regulations
Yellow perch daily quota = unlimited. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Lomond Lake
1.2 km of traced road to the shore by way of Pend-d'Oreille Rd. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 260 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.0036, -117.3086
Depth chart for Lomond Lake
6.4 mdeepest4.5 mmean
Lomond Lake runs to 6.4 m (21 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1961.
The mean of 4.5 m (15 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in February 1961.
The Province sounded Lomond Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1961. It runs to 2 sheets.
The ice year at Lomond Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Lomond Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 10 November and 28 November, and ice-off between 20 March and 14 April. The median winter freezes on 22 November and opens on 2 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 27 November 2024 to 25 March 2025, 118 days.
Lomond 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.
Lomond Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Lomond 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
- 3.4 Caverage year now
- 2.6 Caverage year then
- -4 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Lomond 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 | Clear sky | 14° / 4° | 4 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Mainly clear | 18° / 3° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 3° | 5 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 2° | 5 km/h, gusts 57 | dry | Rising (+4.8 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Partly cloudy | 12° / 0° | 4 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Rising (+8.3 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 0° | 4 km/h, gusts 34 | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Clear sky | 13° / -1° | 4 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Rising (+1.5 hPa) |
Lomond Lake, in brief
What fish are in Lomond Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Lomond Lake in?
Lomond Lake is in MU 4-8, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Lomond Lake
- Rosebud Lake 6 km away
- Bridal Lake 21 km away
- Erie Lake 21 km away
- Waldie Lake 22 km away
- Curtis Lake 24 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.