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Mahood Lake

MU 3-46, Thompson-Nicola
51.9153° N, 120.3806° W

Map of Mahood Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas and the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas.120°40′W120°35′W120°30′W120°25′W120°20′W120°15′W51°50′N51°52′N51°54′N51°56′N51°58′N52°00′NMahood Lake02.55 kmNMap of Mahood Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas and the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas.120°30′W120°20′W51°50′N51°55′N52°00′N05 kmN
WaterRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
3301.5ha
Maximum depth
208m
682 ft
Elevation
630m

Open Mahood Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Mahood Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-46
Species
Lake Trout (last recorded 1991), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1994), Kokanee (last recorded 1994), Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1991), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1991), Northern Redbelly Dace (last recorded 1956)The newest of these fish records is from 1994.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Large Water (> 500 ha)
Ice fishing
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
51.9153, -120.3806

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Fish on record at Mahood Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Lake Trout199119911
Rainbow Trout195619944
Kokanee199419942
Mountain Whitefish199119911
Longnose Sucker199119911
Northern Redbelly Dace195619561

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

How to fish Mahood Lake

Best times of year at Mahood Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Mahood Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Mahood Lake yet.

Getting to Mahood Lake

Coordinates: 51.9153, -120.3806

Camping and rec sites at Mahood Lake

  • Mahood Lake Campground (Wells Gray Park)
    Vehicle-accessible campground at the south-western tip of Wells Gray Park
    Facilities: Boat Launch, Campground, Pit Toilets, Tables
    Access: Gravel road via Canim Lake south shore or Interlakes corner off Hwy 24 (2WD, some sections rougher)

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Mahood Lake

208 mdeepest94.2 mmean

Mahood Lake runs to 208 m (682 ft) at its deepest.

The mean of 94.2 m (309 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in February 1992.

The Province sounded Mahood Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1992. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Mahood Lake, modelled

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

In the model Mahood Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 9 November and 24 November, and ice-off between 31 March and 22 April. The median winter freezes on 16 November and opens on 13 April.

Modelled ice season at Mahood Lake: freeze-up most winters between 9 November and 24 November, ice-off between 31 March and 22 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 147 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 30 December 2024 to 5 March 2025, 65 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Mahood Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.

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.

Mahood Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Mahood Lake is 1.0 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.0 Csince the 1960s
  • 2.2 Caverage year now
  • 1.2 Caverage year then
  • -5 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Mahood Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-1 C2 C5 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1241581921960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Mahood 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.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctOvercast13° / 4°6 km/h, gusts 19drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast14° / 4°4 km/h, gusts 18dryFalling (-8.7 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast12° / 4°14 km/h, gusts 46drySteady
Fri 23 OctSlight snow showers8° / 3°8 km/h, gusts 31dryRising (+13.8 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast9° / 5°4 km/h, gusts 15dryFalling (-1.3 hPa)
Sun 25 OctMainly clear9° / 4°4 km/h, gusts 18dryRising (+5.0 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast8° / 3°6 km/h, gusts 22drySteady

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Mahood Lake, in brief

What fish are in Mahood Lake?

Lake Trout (last recorded 1991), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1994), Kokanee (last recorded 1994), Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1991). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Mahood Lake in?

Mahood Lake is in MU 3-46, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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