Morehead Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.5961° N, 121.7519° W
- Surface area
- 203.2ha
- Elevation
- 910m
Open Morehead Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Morehead Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1972), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1972), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1972)The newest of these fish records is from 1972.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 52.5961, -121.7519
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Fish on record at Morehead Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1972 | 1972 | 1 |
| Longnose Sucker | 1972 | 1972 | 1 |
| Redside Shiner | 1972 | 1972 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Morehead Lake
Best times of year at Morehead Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Morehead Lake fishing regulations
Trout daily quota = 8. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Morehead Lake
1.3 km of traced road to the shore by way of Morehead-Bootjack FSR. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 440 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 52.5961, -121.7519
The ice year at Morehead Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Morehead Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 23 April and 12 May. The median winter freezes on 8 November and opens on 3 May.
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 19 April 2025, 155 days.
Morehead 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.
Morehead Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Morehead Lake 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
- 2.7 Caverage year now
- 1.8 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Morehead 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 | 10° / -3° | 12 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 1° | 13 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Falling (-10.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 6° / -2° | 17 km/h, gusts 40 | dry | Rising (+4.5 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -4° | 6 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Rising (+12.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -2° | 6 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Falling (-1.7 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 6° / -5° | 7 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Rising (+5.9 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -5° | 7 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Falling (-2.7 hPa) |
Morehead Lake, in brief
What fish are in Morehead Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1972). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Morehead Lake in?
Morehead Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Morehead Lake
- Little Lake 3 km away
- Prior Lake 5 km away
- Jacobie Lake 6 km away
- Bootjack Lake 9 km away
- Polley Lake 11 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.