Mcclain Lake
Kootenays
48.9680° N, 116.1200° W
- Surface area
- 109.6ha
- Elevation
- 1,317m
Open Mcclain Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Mcclain Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Species
- Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 48.968, -116.12
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How to fish Mcclain Lake
Best times of year at Mcclain Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Mcclain Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Mcclain Lake yet.
Getting to Mcclain Lake
Coordinates: 48.968, -116.12
The ice year at Mcclain Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Mcclain Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 31 October and 14 November, and ice-off between 7 May and 25 May. The median winter freezes on 5 November and opens on 17 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 3 November 2024 to 5 May 2025, 183 days.
Mcclain 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.
Mcclain Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Mcclain Lake is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.7 Csince the 1960s
- 2.7 Caverage year now
- 2.1 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Mcclain 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 | Mainly clear | 12° / 3° | 18 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 8° | 16 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Falling (-3.8 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight rain | 17° / 7° | 15 km/h | 3 mm | Falling (-5.8 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Slight rain | 9° / 2° | 10 km/h, gusts 16 | 7 mm | Rising (+5.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -1° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+11.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -3° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+4.9 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Clear sky | 7° / -5° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Mcclain Lake
- Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake 28 km away
- Moyie Lake 44 km away
- 7 Mile Lake 45 km away
- Mineral Lake 47 km away
- Monroe Lake 48 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.