Moat Lake
MU 1-6, Vancouver Island
49.6781° N, 125.3842° W
- Surface area
- 95.4ha
- Maximum depth
- 84m
- 276 ft
- Elevation
- 1,163m
The lake is located in Strathcona Park and is accessed from the Forbidden Plateau/Mt. Washington ski areas by marked hiking trails.
Open Moat Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Moat Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-6
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2012.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 49.6781, -125.3842
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Fish on record at Moat Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1931 | 2012 | 20 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Moat Lake
Best times of year at Moat Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Moat Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Moat Lake yet.
Getting to Moat Lake
There are camping areas loca ted within hiking distance from the lake.
Coordinates: 49.6781, -125.3842
Depth chart for Moat Lake
84 mdeepest
Moat Lake runs to 84 m (276 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Moat Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1988.
The ice year at Moat Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Moat Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 6 November and 24 November, and ice-off between 1 June and 22 June. The median winter freezes on 17 November and opens on 14 June.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 November 2024 to 9 June 2025, 204 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Moat 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.
Moat Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Moat 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
- 2.8 Caverage year now
- 2.0 Caverage year then
- -8 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Moat 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 | 10° / 0° | 12 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 3° | 13 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-5.0 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 7° / 0° | 10 km/h, gusts 16 | 0 mm | Rising (+1.9 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -1° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.0 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / 0° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 2° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 4° | 5 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.2 hPa) |
Moat Lake, in brief
What fish are in Moat Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Moat Lake in?
Moat Lake is in MU 1-6, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Moat Lake
- Panther Lake 5 km away
- Mckenzie Lake 9 km away
- Mckay Lake 12 km away
- Buttle Lake 12 km away
- Anderson Lake 15 km away
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