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Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake

MU 4-6, Kootenays
49.0003° N, 116.4978° W

Map of Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.116°30.5′W116°30.2′W116°30′W116°29.8′W116°29.5′W49°00′N49°00.2′NRykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake0100200 mNMap of Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.116°30′W116°29.8′W49°00′N49°00.2′N0200 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
34.5ha
Elevation
539m

Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake is a small water (< 50 ha) in the Kootenays region, with access typical of the region. The map view has precise coordinates and driving directions.

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Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake at a glance

Region
Kootenays
Management unit
MU 4-6
Species
Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Brook Trout (last recorded 1995), Brown Catfish (formerly Brown Bullhead) (last recorded 1987), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1987), Pumpkinseed (last recorded 1987)The province's newest fish record here is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.0003, -116.4978

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Fish on record at Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1974199513
Brook Trout196019953
Brown Catfish (formerly Brown Bullhead)198719871
Longnose Sucker198719871
Pumpkinseed198719871

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

How to fish Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake

Best times of year at Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake yet.

Getting to Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake

0.0 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 140 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake, 0.0 km.Start of the traceLake shore250 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: 49.0003, -116.4978

The ice year at Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake, modelled

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

In the model Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 15 November and 4 December, and ice-off between 10 March and 8 April. The median winter freezes on 26 November and opens on 26 March.

Modelled ice season at Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake: freeze-up most winters between 15 November and 4 December, ice-off between 10 March and 8 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 118 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 27 November 2024 to 8 March 2025, 101 days.

Rykerts (Vic Mawson) 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.

Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Rykerts (Vic Mawson) 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
  • 8.8 Caverage year now
  • 7.9 Caverage year then
  • -9 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
6 C9 C12 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
33751171960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Rykerts (Vic Mawson) 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 OctMainly clear16° / 4°12 km/h, gusts 18drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast22° / 8°11 km/h, gusts 18dryFalling (-4.3 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle20° / 5°7 km/h1 mmFalling (-4.7 hPa)
Fri 23 OctDense drizzle17° / 6°11 km/h, gusts 204 mmRising (+4.6 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast14° / 2°6 km/hdryRising (+11.7 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast11° / 1°7 km/hdryRising (+3.7 hPa)
Mon 26 OctClear sky11° / -2°4 km/hdryRising (+3.1 hPa)

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Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake, in brief

What fish are in Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake?

Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Brook Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake in?

Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake is in MU 4-6, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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