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Saugum Lake

MU 4-21, Kootenays
49.7011° N, 115.6622° W

Map of Saugum Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.115°42′W115°41.5′W115°41′W115°40.5′W115°40′W115°39.5′W115°39′W49°42′N49°42.2′N49°42.5′N49°42.8′N49°43′NSaugum Lake0500 mNMap of Saugum Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.115°40′W115°39′W49°42′N49°42.5′N49°43′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
37.2ha
Elevation
789m

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Saugum Lake at a glance

Region
Kootenays
Management unit
MU 4-21
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bull Trout (last recorded 1983)The province's newest fish record here is from 2010.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
49.7011, -115.6622

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Fish on record at Saugum Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout198220077
Brook Trout1986201020
Bull Trout198319831

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

How to fish Saugum Lake

Best times of year at Saugum Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Saugum Lake fishing regulations

Bass daily quota = unlimited. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Saugum Lake

4.6 km of traced road to the shore by way of Sauqum Creek FSR, Holmes Rd and Lakit Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 80 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Saugum Lake, 4.6 km.Start of the traceLake shore1 km
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: 49.7011, -115.6622

The ice year at Saugum Lake, modelled

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

In the model Saugum Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 7 November and 25 November, and ice-off between 1 April and 17 April. The median winter freezes on 16 November and opens on 9 April.

Modelled ice season at Saugum Lake: freeze-up most winters between 7 November and 25 November, ice-off between 1 April and 17 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 145 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 23 November 2024 to 24 March 2025, 121 days.

Saugum 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.

Saugum Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Saugum 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
  • 6.8 Caverage year now
  • 5.9 Caverage year then
  • -11 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Saugum Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
4 C7 C9 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
581041501960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Saugum 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 OctOvercast14° / -3°9 km/h, gusts 19drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast20° / 0°11 km/h, gusts 20dryFalling (-4.1 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle17° / 5°7 km/hdryFalling (-4.9 hPa)
Fri 23 OctSlight rain12° / 7°17 km/h, gusts 2810 mmRising (+3.7 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast11° / 3°10 km/h, gusts 24dryRising (+12.1 hPa)
Sun 25 OctLight drizzle8° / 0°5 km/h, gusts 16dryRising (+6.4 hPa)
Mon 26 OctClear sky7° / -2°6 km/hdryRising (+2.3 hPa)

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Saugum Lake, in brief

What fish are in Saugum Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bull Trout (last recorded 1983). Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Saugum Lake in?

Saugum Lake is in MU 4-21, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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