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Ootsa Lake

MU 6-2, Skeena
53.7794° N, 126.1367° W

Map of Ootsa Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.127°15′W127°00′W126°45′W126°30′W126°15′W126°00′W125°45′W53°30′N53°40′N53°50′N54°00′NOotsa LakeOotsa Landing rec site3 campsites, 170 m to shore01020 kmNMap of Ootsa Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.126°30′W126°00′W53°30′N53°45′N54°00′NOotsa Landing rec site3 campsites, 170 m to shore020 kmN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 9 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
24667.1ha
Elevation
851m
Campsites
3
At Ootsa Landing rec site

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Trophy fish at Ootsa Lake

Ootsa Lake is known for trophy Lake trout to 20 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 10 lb
  • Lake trout to 20 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Ootsa Lake at a glance

Region
Skeena
Management unit
MU 6-2
Species
Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Kokanee, Mountain Whitefish, Burbot, Longnose Sucker, Largescale Sucker, Prickly Sculpin, Northern Pikeminnow, Bridgelip Sucker, White Sucker, Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1955), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1951)The province's newest fish record here is from 2007.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Lake size
Large Water (> 500 ha)
Ice fishing
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
53.7794, -126.1367

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Fish on record at Ootsa Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout195020075
Kokanee195020074
Mountain Whitefish195120074
Burbot195120073
Longnose Sucker195120074
Largescale Sucker195120073
Prickly Sculpin195120073
Northern Pikeminnow195520072
Bridgelip Sucker200720071
White Sucker200720071
Sculpin (General)195519551
Sucker (General)195119511

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

How to fish Ootsa Lake

Best times of year at Ootsa Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Ootsa Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Ootsa Lake yet.

Getting to Ootsa Lake

95.9 km of traced road to the campground by way of Ootsa-Nadina Rd and Colleymount Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.

The road route traced to Campground at Ootsa Lake, 95.9 km.Start of the traceCampground20 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: 53.7794, -126.1367

Camping and rec sites at Ootsa Lake

  • Ootsa Landing
    Campsites
    3 designated
    To the shore
    170 m

    Access: Travel South from Southbank for 18.3 km on Keefe's Landing Road. At the fork, continue west down the Keefe's Landing Road for another 20.7 km. Turn left on the Ootsa Nadina Road and travel for ~300 m to reach the site.
    Coordinates: 53.81457, -126.067801

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

The ice year at Ootsa Lake, modelled

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

The model treats Ootsa Lake as too large and deep to freeze over, so it gives no freeze-up or ice-off dates. On air temperature alone it would have frozen in 65 of 65 winters since 1960.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Ootsa Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.

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.

Ootsa Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Ootsa 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
  • 3.1 Caverage year now
  • 2.1 Caverage year then
  • -10 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Ootsa Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-1 C3 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
871321761960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Ootsa 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 OctOvercast8° / 0°6 km/h, gusts 16drySteady
Wed 21 OctLight drizzle5° / 3°5 km/h, gusts 100 mmFalling (-8.3 hPa)
Thu 22 OctPartly cloudy6° / 1°13 km/h, gusts 29dryRising (+6.9 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast4° / 0°5 km/h, gusts 15dryRising (+10.3 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast6° / 0°12 km/h, gusts 28drySteady
Sun 25 OctMainly clear5° / -1°8 km/h, gusts 21dryRising (+5.2 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast5° / 1°2 km/h, gusts 12dryFalling (-3.4 hPa)

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Ootsa Lake, in brief

What fish are in Ootsa Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Kokanee, Mountain Whitefish, Burbot. Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Ootsa Lake in?

Ootsa Lake is in MU 6-2, in the Skeena. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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