New Lake
MU 4-20, Kootenays
49.5167° N, 115.8511° W
- Surface area
- 8.5ha
- Elevation
- 1,192m
Open New Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
New Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-20
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Brook Trout (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 2016.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.5167, -115.8511
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Fish on record at New Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1940 | 2016 | 80 |
| Brook Trout | 1982 | 1995 | 11 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish New Lake
Best times of year at New Lake
- May - June
- September - October
New Lake fishing regulations
No Fishing - this lake has been closed to fishing due to illegal introduction of perch. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to New Lake
7.2 km of traced road to the shore by way of Scott Creek FSR, New Lake Rd, Cross Rd N, Borden Rd, Cross Rd S, Cross Rd and Jim Smith Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 320 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.5167, -115.8511
The ice year at New Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model New Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 27 October and 9 November, and ice-off between 25 April and 17 May. The median winter freezes on 3 November and opens on 7 May.
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 10 April 2025, 143 days.
New 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.
New Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above New Lake is 1.2 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.2 Csince the 1960s
- 5.9 Caverage year now
- 4.7 Caverage year then
- -13 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at New 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 | 12° / 4° | 4 km/h, gusts 10 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Partly cloudy | 16° / 2° | 13 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 3° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 9° / 2° | 11 km/h, gusts 38 | dry | Rising (+1.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Partly cloudy | 11° / 1° | 11 km/h | dry | Rising (+11.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -1° | 6 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Rising (+5.0 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Clear sky | 6° / -3° | 4 km/h | dry | Rising (+5.1 hPa) |
New Lake, in brief
What fish are in New Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Brook Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is New Lake in?
New Lake is in MU 4-20, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near New Lake
- Jim Smith Lake 4 km away
- Idlewild Lake 9 km away
- Palmer Bar Lake 9 km away
- Caribou Lakes 15 km away
- Hiawatha Lake 15 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.