MacKenzieLake

MU 7-10, Omineca
53.5405° N, 122.9443° W

WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 9 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 26.2ha
Maximum depth: 4.1m; 13 ft
Elevation: 848m
Campsites: 6; At Mackenzie Lakes rec site

MacKenzieLake is a small water of 26.2 ha in the Omineca. The Mackenzie Lakes recreation site is 74 m from the shoreline. Depth, elevation, stocking and regulations are not on file for this lake yet.

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Trophy fish at MacKenzieLake

MacKenzieLake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 3 lb.

Rainbow trout to 3 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

MacKenzieLake at a glance

Region: Omineca
Management unit: MU 7-10
Species: Rainbow Trout, Lake Chub (last recorded 1984), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1984), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1911), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1911)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Small Water (< 50 ha)
Coordinates: 53.54053, -122.944336

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Fish on record at MacKenzieLake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1911	2026	56
Lake Chub	1984	1984	1
Sucker (General)	1984	1984	1
Longnose Sucker	1911	1911	1
Peamouth Chub	1911	1911	1

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

MacKenzieLake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for MacKenzieLake yet.

Getting to MacKenzieLake

26.1 km of traced road to the campground by way of Mackenzie Lookout FSR and Blackwater Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.

The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 53.54053, -122.944336

Camping and rec sites at MacKenzieLake

Mackenzie Lakes
Campsites
6 designated
To the shore
26 m

Access: Travel west of PG to the Blackwater road and proceed 27kms until you reach Baldy Hughs community. The highway turns to gravel and begins at 0km. Mackenzie Lake West is located off the Blackwater Road via a left turn at KM 9. Mackenzie Lake East is accessed via the Lookout FSR via a left turn at KM 6.5. Follow this road for about 3 km and turn right. Follow this road for another few kilometres until your reach the site.
Coordinates: 53.542758, -122.945975
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for MacKenzieLake

4.1 mdeepest

MacKenzieLake runs to 4.1 m (13 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded MacKenzieLake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1987.

Depth chart (PDF)

The ice year at MacKenzieLake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model MacKenzieLake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 31 October and 13 November, and ice-off between 20 April and 9 May. The median winter freezes on 6 November and opens on 30 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 25 April 2025, 161 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for MacKenzieLake 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.

MacKenzieLake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above MacKenzieLake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

+0.9 Csince the 1960s
3.9 Caverage year now
3.0 Caverage year then
-5 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at MacKenzieLakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at MacKenzieLake

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	Slight rain	8° / 4°	10 km/h, gusts 27	dry	Steady
Thu 22 Oct	Moderate rain	7° / -2°	11 km/h, gusts 20	1 mm	Rising (+6.7 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	5° / -3°	10 km/h	dry	Rising (+11.4 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	5° / -2°	12 km/h, gusts 24	dry	Steady
Sun 25 Oct	Clear sky	4° / -4°	9 km/h, gusts 33	dry	Rising (+2.0 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Partly cloudy	6° / -3°	12 km/h	dry	Falling (-3.6 hPa)
Tue 27 Oct	Partly cloudy	4° / -3°	14 km/h, gusts 30	dry	Rising (+1.8 hPa)

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MacKenzieLake, in brief

What fish are in MacKenzieLake?

Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is MacKenzieLake?

MacKenzieLake covers about 26.2 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is MacKenzieLake in?

MacKenzieLake is in MU 7-10, in the Omineca. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near MacKenzieLake

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Lynx Lake 10 km away
Shesta Lake 11 km away
Punchaw Lake 14 km away
Clear Lake 15 km away

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