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Pinantan Lake

MU 3-27, Thompson-Nicola
50.7228° N, 120.0214° W

Map of Pinantan Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°03′W120°02.5′W120°02′W120°01.5′W120°01′W120°00.5′W50°43.2′N50°43.5′N50°43.8′NPinantan Lake0250500 mNMap of Pinantan Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°02′W120°01′W50°43′N50°43.5′N50°44′N0500 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
63.2ha
Maximum depth
18.9m
62 ft
Elevation
865m

Open Pinantan Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Trophy fish at Pinantan Lake

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

  • Rainbow trout to 6 lb
  • Brook trout to 4 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.

Pinantan Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-27
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Redside Shiner (last recorded 1958)The province's newest fish record here is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
50.7228, -120.0214

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Fish on record at Pinantan Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout19082025119
Cutthroat Trout200820081
Redside Shiner194919582

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

How to fish Pinantan Lake

Best times of year at Pinantan Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Pinantan Lake fishing regulations

Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Pinantan Lake

1.9 km of traced road to the shore by way of Powell Rd and Harper Ranch-Pinantan Rd. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 180 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Pinantan Lake, 1.9 km.Start of the traceLake shore500 m
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: 50.7228, -120.0214

Depth chart for Pinantan Lake

18.9 mdeepest

Pinantan Lake runs to 18.9 m (62 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Pinantan Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1970. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Pinantan Lake, modelled

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

In the model Pinantan Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 7 November and 23 November, and ice-off between 13 April and 30 April. The median winter freezes on 17 November and opens on 22 April.

Modelled ice season at Pinantan Lake: freeze-up most winters between 7 November and 23 November, ice-off between 13 April and 30 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 156 days in the median winter

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 13 April 2025, 146 days.

Pinantan 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.

Pinantan Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Pinantan Lake is 1.2 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.2 Csince the 1960s
  • 3.9 Caverage year now
  • 2.8 Caverage year then
  • -8 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Pinantan Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
1 C3 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
941381831960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Pinantan 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 OctPartly cloudy12° / -2°11 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast18° / 4°12 km/h, gusts 23dryFalling (-7.2 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast12° / 4°9 km/hdryFalling (-1.2 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast10° / -1°16 km/h, gusts 28dryRising (+12.1 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast8° / -3°7 km/h, gusts 13dryRising (+7.2 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast7° / -4°6 km/hdryRising (+2.6 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast9° / -4°6 km/hdryFalling (-1.5 hPa)

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Pinantan Lake, in brief

What fish are in Pinantan Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Pinantan Lake in?

Pinantan Lake is in MU 3-27, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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