Ogston Lake
MU 6-6, Skeena
54.5261° N, 124.8153° W
- Surface area
- 140.6ha
- Maximum depth
- 14.9m
- 49 ft. Province survey, 1976
- Elevation
- 946m
Open Ogston Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Ogston Lake at a glance
- Region
- Skeena
- Management unit
- MU 6-6
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Bull Trout
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 54.5261, -124.8153
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Fish on record at Ogston Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1974 | 2001 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Ogston Lake
Best times of year at Ogston Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Ogston Lake fishing regulations
No Ice Fishing; Rainbow trout catch and release; bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Ogston Lake
Coordinates: 54.5261, -124.8153
Camping and rec sites at Ogston Lake
- Ogston Lake
- Campsites
- 1 designated
Depth chart for Ogston Lake
14.9 mdeepest5.3 mmean
Ogston Lake runs to 14.9 m (49 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1976.
The mean of 5.3 m (17 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in January 1976.
The Province sounded Ogston Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1976.
The ice year at Ogston Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Ogston Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 30 October and 10 November, and ice-off between 9 May and 26 May. The median winter freezes on 5 November and opens on 18 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 9 November 2024 to 6 May 2025, 178 days.
Ogston Lake is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Ogston Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Ogston Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.8 Csince the 1960s
- 2.1 Caverage year now
- 1.3 Caverage year then
- -3 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Ogston 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 16 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 6° / 0° | 8 km/h, gusts 19 | 2 mm | Falling (-7.7 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -2° | 13 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Rising (+7.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -3° | 9 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Rising (+10.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -2° | 6 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Rising (+1.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 3° / -3° | 6 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Rising (+5.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 2° / -3° | 2 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Falling (-4.0 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Ogston Lake
- Grassham Lake 3 km away
- Camsell Lake 8 km away
- Tomas Lake 8 km away
- Whitefish Lake 11 km away
- Stuart Lake 14 km away
All 183 lakes in the Skeena, with today's conditions on each.