Palmer Bar Lake
MU 4-5, Kootenays
49.4502° N, 115.9305° W
- Surface area
- 4.5ha
- Elevation
- 1,096m
- Campsites
- 3
- At Palmer Bar Lake rec site
Open Palmer Bar Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Palmer Bar Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-5
- Species
- Brook Trout (last recorded 1983)The newest of these fish records is from 1983.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 49.450213, -115.930536
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Fish on record at Palmer Bar Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Trout | 1983 | 1983 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
Palmer Bar Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Palmer Bar Lake yet.
Getting to Palmer Bar Lake
5.2 km of traced road to the campground by way of Lumberton Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 70 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 49.450213, -115.930536
Camping and rec sites at Palmer Bar Lake
- Palmer Bar Lake
- Campsites
- 3 designated
- To the shore
- 10 m
Coordinates: 49.449003, -115.924714
The ice year at Palmer Bar Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Palmer Bar Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 November and 18 November, and ice-off between 18 April and 6 May. The median winter freezes on 9 November and opens on 28 April.
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.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Palmer Bar 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.
Palmer Bar Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Palmer Bar Lake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.9 Csince the 1960s
- -2.1 Caverage year now
- -3.0 Caverage year then
- -8 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Palmer Bar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 5° / 0° | 10 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -1° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-7.4 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Slight snow | 5° / -1° | 13 km/h, gusts 38 | 1 mm | Falling (-7.8 hPa) |
| Wed 28 Oct | Moderate rain | 5° / -1° | 9 km/h, gusts 38 | 3 mm | Steady |
| Thu 29 Oct | Moderate rain | 4° / -3° | 8 km/h | 1 mm | Rising (+8.5 hPa) |
| Fri 30 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -3° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Sat 31 Oct | Partly cloudy | 6° / -2° | 4 km/h | dry | Falling (-2.4 hPa) |
Palmer Bar Lake, in brief
What fish are in Palmer Bar Lake?
Brook Trout (last recorded 1983). Species from the province's fish observation records.
How big is Palmer Bar Lake?
Palmer Bar Lake covers about 4.5 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Palmer Bar Lake in?
Palmer Bar Lake is in MU 4-5, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Palmer Bar Lake
- Jim Smith Lake 7 km away
- New Lake 9 km away
- Hiawatha Lake 10 km away
- Monroe Lake 11 km away
- Mineral Lake 13 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.