Owen Lake

MU 6-9, Skeena
54.0762° N, 126.7521° W

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 7 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 303.9ha
Elevation: 736m
Campsites: 12; At Owen Lake rec site

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Trophy fish at Owen Lake

Owen Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 6 lb.

Rainbow trout to 6 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.

Owen Lake at a glance

Region: Skeena
Management unit: MU 6-9
Species: Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Pygmy Whitefish, Dolly Varden (last recorded 1969), Burbot (last recorded 1968), Coho Salmon (last recorded 1974), Sucker (General), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1974), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1974), Prickly Sculpin (last recorded 1974), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1974), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1968), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1968)The newest of these fish records is from 1996.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Coordinates: 54.076187, -126.75206

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Fish on record at Owen Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1959	1996	10
Lake Trout	1968	1996	8
Mountain Whitefish	1961	1996	4
Pygmy Whitefish	1961	1996	14
Dolly Varden	1961	1969	2
Burbot	1961	1968	2
Coho Salmon	1968	1974	2
Sucker (General)	1996	1996	3
Northern Pikeminnow	1968	1974	2
Peamouth Chub	1961	1974	3
Prickly Sculpin	1968	1974	2
Redside Shiner	1961	1974	3
Largescale Sucker	1961	1968	3
Longnose Sucker	1961	1968	2

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

Owen Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Owen Lake

26.1 km of traced road to the campground by way of Morice Owen FSR, Morice Owen East FSR and Owen Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface.

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: 54.076187, -126.75206

Camping and rec sites at Owen Lake

Owen Lake
Campsites
12 designated
To the shore
177 m

Access: Near Houston, from Hwy 16 turn onto Morice River FSR and proceed for approximately 39 km. Site access road is on the right hand side of the Morice Owen FSR (Morice River FSR changes to Morice Owen FSR at about 29km) and is marked with a 3 blade sign.
Coordinates: 54.113431, -126.760873
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

The ice year at Owen Lake, modelled

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

In the model Owen Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 5 November and 17 November, and ice-off between 6 May and 24 May. The median winter freezes on 11 November and opens on 14 May.

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 19 April 2025, 153 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Owen Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.

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.

Owen Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Owen Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

+1.1 Csince the 1960s
2.5 Caverage year now
1.4 Caverage year then
-9 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Owen Lakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Owen 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
Wed 21 Oct	Partly cloudy	4° / 0°	10 km/h, gusts 48	dry	Steady
Thu 22 Oct	Fog	6° / -2°	13 km/h, gusts 18	dry	Rising (+7.0 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Fog	5° / -3°	6 km/h, gusts 11	dry	Rising (+9.9 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	6° / -4°	12 km/h, gusts 58	dry	Falling (-1.0 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Mainly clear	6° / -4°	5 km/h, gusts 19	dry	Rising (+1.2 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Mainly clear	8° / -4°	2 km/h	dry	Falling (-3.3 hPa)
Tue 27 Oct	Overcast	8° / -2°	2 km/h, gusts 48	dry	Rising (+3.0 hPa)

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Owen Lake, in brief

What fish are in Owen Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Pygmy Whitefish, Dolly Varden (last recorded 1969), Burbot (last recorded 1968), Coho Salmon (last recorded 1974). Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is Owen Lake?

Owen Lake covers about 303.9 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Owen Lake in?

Owen Lake is in MU 6-9, in the Skeena. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Owen Lake

Parrott Lakes 15 km away
Parrott Lakes 17 km away
Tagetochlain Lake 18 km away
Hill-Tout Lake 20 km away
Bittern Lake 23 km away

All 183 lakes in the Skeena, with today's conditions on each.