Mt. Milligan Lake
MU 7-12, Omineca
53.9514° N, 124.5100° W
- Surface area
- 156.4ha
- Elevation
- 739m
Mt. Milligan Lake is a medium lake (50 - 500 ha) in the Omineca region, with access typical of the region. The map view has precise coordinates and driving directions.
Open Mt. Milligan Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Mt. Milligan Lake at a glance
- Region
- Omineca
- Management unit
- MU 7-12
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Bull Trout
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 53.9514, -124.51
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How to fish Mt. Milligan Lake
Best times of year at Mt. Milligan Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Mt. Milligan Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Mt. Milligan Lake yet.
Getting to Mt. Milligan Lake
19.6 km of traced road to the shore by way of Lily Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 540 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 53.9514, -124.51
The ice year at Mt. Milligan Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Mt. Milligan Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 15 November, and ice-off between 22 April and 9 May. The median winter freezes on 8 November and opens on 29 April.
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 22 April 2025, 156 days.
Mt. Milligan 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.
Mt. Milligan Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Mt. Milligan 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
- 3.7 Caverage year now
- 2.8 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Mt. Milligan 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 | 9° / -3° | 7 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Light drizzle | 11° / 1° | 7 km/h, gusts 13 | 0 mm | Falling (-9.0 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Partly cloudy | 7° / -1° | 14 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Rising (+6.7 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -3° | 8 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Rising (+11.0 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -2° | 8 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Rising (+1.2 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 4° / -3° | 8 km/h, gusts 21 | dry | Rising (+5.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 3° / -3° | 2 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Falling (-3.2 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Mt. Milligan Lake
- Foster Lakes 18 km away
- Tachick Lake 20 km away
- Twentysix Mile Lake 21 km away
- Fraser Lake 22 km away
- Hallett Lake 24 km away
All 235 lakes in the Omineca, with today's conditions on each.