Slender Lake
MU 7-6, Omineca
53.4253° N, 121.7156° W
- Surface area
- 151.3ha
- Maximum depth
- 24m
- 79 ft
- Elevation
- 1,024m
Open Slender Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Slender Lake at a glance
- Region
- Omineca
- Management unit
- MU 7-6
- Species
- Lake Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1979), Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1979), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1979), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1976)
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 53.4253, -121.7156
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Fish on record at Slender Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1976 | 1979 | 2 |
| Mountain Whitefish | 1976 | 1979 | 2 |
| Longnose Sucker | 1979 | 1979 | 1 |
| Sucker (General) | 1976 | 1976 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Slender Lake
Best times of year at Slender Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Slender Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Slender Lake yet.
Getting to Slender Lake
Coordinates: 53.4253, -121.7156
Camping and rec sites at Slender Lake
- Slender Lake
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Depth chart for Slender Lake
24 mdeepest
Slender Lake runs to 24 m (79 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Slender Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980.
The ice year at Slender Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Slender Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 27 October and 8 November, and ice-off between 12 May and 29 May. The median winter freezes on 3 November and opens on 21 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 21 October 2024 to 13 May 2025, 204 days.
Slender 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.
Slender Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Slender Lake is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.7 Csince the 1960s
- 1.8 Caverage year now
- 1.1 Caverage year then
- -2 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Slender 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 | Overcast | 10° / -2° | 11 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 1° | 8 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Falling (-9.9 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight snow showers | 5° / -1° | 10 km/h, gusts 28 | 1 mm | Rising (+5.5 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -3° | 5 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Rising (+12.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 5 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 6° / -6° | 4 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+5.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -4° | 4 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-3.1 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Slender Lake
- Fourteen Mile Lake 8 km away
- Stony Lake 11 km away
- Narrow Lake 19 km away
- Crescent Lake 21 km away
- Teapot Lake 21 km away
All 235 lakes in the Omineca, with today's conditions on each.