Peckhams Lake
MU 4-22, Kootenays
49.5406° N, 115.4844° W
- Surface area
- 33ha
- Elevation
- 839m
Open Peckhams Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Peckhams Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-22
- Species
- Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.5406, -115.4844
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Fish on record at Peckhams Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1938 | 2026 | 138 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Peckhams Lake
Best times of year at Peckhams Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Peckhams Lake fishing regulations
No powered boats. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Peckhams Lake
Coordinates: 49.5406, -115.4844
Camping and rec sites at Peckhams Lake
- Norbury Creek
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
The ice year at Peckhams Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Peckhams Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 9 November and 25 November, and ice-off between 1 April and 21 April. The median winter freezes on 18 November and opens on 10 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 22 November 2024 to 25 March 2025, 123 days.
Peckhams 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.
Peckhams Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Peckhams 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
- 6.4 Caverage year now
- 5.4 Caverage year then
- -10 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Peckhams 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 | Clear sky | 15° / 4° | 5 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Partly cloudy | 18° / 3° | 10 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.7 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 6° | 7 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Falling (-5.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Slight rain | 12° / 5° | 9 km/h, gusts 41 | 1 mm | Steady |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 4° | 9 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+12.5 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Slight rain | 9° / -1° | 6 km/h, gusts 44 | 1 mm | Rising (+5.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Clear sky | 8° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Rising (+5.2 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Peckhams Lake
- Norbury (Garbutt) Lake 1 km away
- Horseshoe Lake 4 km away
- Bednorski Lake 11 km away
- Haha Lake 12 km away
- Lund Lake 13 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.