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Niskonlith Lake

MU 3-27, Thompson-Nicola
50.7803° N, 119.7739° W

Map of Niskonlith Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.119°52′W119°50′W119°48′W119°46′W119°44′W50°46′N50°47′N50°48′NNiskonlith Lake012 kmNMap of Niskonlith Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.119°48′W119°46′W50°45′N50°46′N50°47′N50°48′N02 kmN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
402.6ha
Maximum depth
36.6m
120 ft. Province survey, 1980
Elevation
517m

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Niskonlith Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-27
Species
Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Lake Chub (last recorded 1958), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1958), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1958), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1958), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1958), Prickly Sculpin (last recorded 1958), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1958)The newest of these fish records is from 2014.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
50.7803, -119.7739

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Fish on record at Niskonlith Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1933201469
Kokanee1914200013
Lake Chub195819583
Peamouth Chub195819583
Redside Shiner195819583
Sucker (General)195819583
Northern Pikeminnow195819582
Prickly Sculpin195819581
Sculpin (General)195819581

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

How to fish Niskonlith Lake

Best times of year at Niskonlith Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Niskonlith Lake fishing regulations

Engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp). Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Niskonlith Lake

13.7 km of traced road to the shore by way of park access, Louie Rd, Loakin-Bear Creek Rd, Kamloops-Shuswap Rd, Pine St, Shuswap Ave and Coburn St. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 440 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Niskonlith Lake, 13.7 km.Start of the traceLake shore2 km
The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 50.7803, -119.7739

Depth chart for Niskonlith Lake

36.6 mdeepest18.6 mmean

Niskonlith Lake runs to 36.6 m (120 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1980.

The mean of 18.6 m (61 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in March 1980.

The Province sounded Niskonlith Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980.

The ice year at Niskonlith Lake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Niskonlith Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 17 November and 3 December, and ice-off between 17 March and 6 April. The median winter freezes on 25 November and opens on 29 March.

Modelled ice season at Niskonlith Lake: freeze-up most winters between 17 November and 3 December, ice-off between 17 March and 6 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 123 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 24 November 2024 to 12 March 2025, 108 days.

Niskonlith 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.

Niskonlith Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Niskonlith Lake is 1.0 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.0 Csince the 1960s
  • 9.1 Caverage year now
  • 8.2 Caverage year then
  • -12 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Niskonlith Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
6 C9 C11 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
14621101960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Niskonlith 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.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctClear sky15° / 1°11 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast20° / 6°11 km/h, gusts 20dryFalling (-7.0 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast16° / 4°10 km/hdryFalling (-1.7 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast12° / 1°8 km/h, gusts 23dryRising (+12.0 hPa)
Sat 24 OctLight drizzle10° / -1°5 km/h, gusts 10dryRising (+7.4 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast10° / -1°5 km/hdryRising (+2.6 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast10° / -2°7 km/hdryFalling (-1.3 hPa)

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Niskonlith Lake, in brief

What fish are in Niskonlith Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Kokanee. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Niskonlith Lake in?

Niskonlith Lake is in MU 3-27, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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