Picket Lake
MU 6-4, Skeena
53.8601° N, 126.5233° W
- Surface area
- 54.2ha
- Elevation
- 911m
Open Picket Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Picket Lake at a glance
- Region
- Skeena
- Management unit
- MU 6-4
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Coordinates
- 53.860095, -126.523309
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Picket Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Picket Lake yet.
Getting to Picket Lake
Coordinates: 53.860095, -126.523309
Camping and rec sites at Picket Lake
- Picket
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
The ice year at Picket Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Picket Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 8 November and 21 November, and ice-off between 13 May and 3 June. The median winter freezes on 14 November and opens on 23 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 30 April 2025, 164 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Picket 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.
Picket Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Picket 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
- -1.0 Caverage year now
- -2.1 Caverage year then
- -9 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Picket 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 | Moderate rain | 6° / 1° | 15 km/h, gusts 56 | dry | Steady |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight snow showers | 5° / -2° | 15 km/h, gusts 30 | dry | Rising (+7.5 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Fog | 3° / -2° | 9 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+9.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Partly cloudy | 4° / -2° | 19 km/h, gusts 64 | dry | Falling (-1.1 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Mainly clear | 4° / -4° | 9 km/h, gusts 38 | dry | Rising (+1.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 6° / -2° | 3 km/h, gusts 34 | dry | Falling (-5.0 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Partly cloudy | 7° / -3° | 8 km/h, gusts 31 | dry | Rising (+1.2 hPa) |
Picket Lake, in brief
How big is Picket Lake?
Picket Lake covers about 54.2 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Picket Lake in?
Picket Lake is in MU 6-4, in the Skeena. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Picket Lake
- Eastern Lake 7 km away
- Lund Lake 9 km away
- Shelford Lake 24 km away
- Parrott Lakes 26 km away
- Ootsa Lake 27 km away
All 183 lakes in the Skeena, with today's conditions on each.