Morte Lake
MU 1-15, Vancouver Island
50.1442° N, 125.2986° W
- Surface area
- 58.6ha
- Elevation
- 91m
Open Morte Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Morte Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-15
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1927)
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.1442, -125.2986
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Fish on record at Morte Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1927 | 1927 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Morte Lake
Best times of year at Morte Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Morte Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Morte Lake
Coordinates: 50.1442, -125.2986
The ice year at Morte Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Morte Lake froze in 62 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 December and 8 January, and ice-off between 22 January and 19 March. The median winter freezes on 17 December and opens on 19 February.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 February 2025 to 24 February 2025, 23 days.
Morte 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.
Morte Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Morte Lake is 1.3 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.3 Csince the 1960s
- 8.1 Caverage year now
- 6.8 Caverage year then
- -21 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Morte 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 | Partly cloudy | 17° / 4° | 10 km/h, gusts 23 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 4° | 5 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Falling (-6.0 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 16 km/h, gusts 44 | dry | Rising (+4.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 2° | 11 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Rising (+8.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 8° / 5° | 10 km/h, gusts 21 | 8 mm | Falling (-1.2 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 3° | 7 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-1.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 6° | 5 km/h, gusts 10 | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Morte Lake
- Stramberg Lake 6 km away
- Little Main Lake (Quadra Island) 8 km away
- Jasper Lake 8 km away
- Village Bay Lake 8 km away
- Clear Lake (Quadra Island) 10 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.