Lost Lake
MU 4-8, Kootenays
49.3558° N, 117.3081° W
- Surface area
- 12.5ha
- Elevation
- 1,799m
Open Lost Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Lost Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-8
- Species
- Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1994)
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.3558, -117.3081
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Fish on record at Lost Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1994 | 1994 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Lost Lake
Best times of year at Lost Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Lost Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Lost Lake yet.
Getting to Lost Lake
Coordinates: 49.3558, -117.3081
Camping and rec sites at Lost Lake
- Lost Lake Mountain View Cabin
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
The ice year at Lost Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Lost Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 12 October and 25 October, and ice-off between 31 May and 19 June. The median winter freezes on 20 October and opens on 11 June.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 28 October 2024 to 8 June 2025, 223 days.
Lost 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.
Lost Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Lost 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
- 5.5 Caverage year now
- 4.7 Caverage year then
- -4 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Lost 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 | 9° / 0° | 13 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 5° | 17 km/h, gusts 31 | dry | Falling (-4.4 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 1° | 15 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Falling (-5.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -3° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+6.3 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -5° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -5° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Mainly clear | 6° / -6° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.8 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Lost Lake
- Barrett Lake 3 km away
- Cottonwood Lake 9 km away
- Erie Lake 19 km away
- Panther Lake 28 km away
- Cooley Lake 29 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.