Moose Lake
MU 4-34, Kootenays
50.9133° N, 116.4983° W
- Surface area
- 8.7ha
- Elevation
- 953m
Open Moose Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Moose Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-34
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.9133, -116.4983
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Fish on record at Moose Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1995 | 1995 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Moose Lake
Best times of year at Moose Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Moose Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Moose Lake yet.
Getting to Moose Lake
15.4 km of traced road to the shore by way of Bugaboo Diversion Rd and Westside Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 290 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 50.9133, -116.4983
The ice year at Moose Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Moose Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 October and 10 November, and ice-off between 13 April and 25 April. The median winter freezes on 4 November and opens on 20 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 November 2024 to 19 April 2025, 152 days.
Moose 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.
Moose Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Moose 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
- 5.9 Caverage year now
- 5.1 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Moose 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 | 12° / -3° | 9 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 3° | 12 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Falling (-5.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 4° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.4 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 12° / 3° | 16 km/h, gusts 35 | dry | Rising (+5.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Light drizzle | 7° / 0° | 10 km/h, gusts 18 | 1 mm | Rising (+11.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 6° / -4° | 6 km/h | 3 mm | Rising (+5.9 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 6° / -6° | 4 km/h | dry | Steady |
Moose Lake, in brief
What fish are in Moose Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Moose Lake in?
Moose Lake is in MU 4-34, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Moose Lake
- Nine Bay Lake 5 km away
- McLean Lake 7 km away
- Little Mitten Lake 8 km away
- Bittern Lake 10 km away
- Topaz Lake 11 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.