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Snag Lake

MU 5-2, Cariboo
51.6536° N, 121.7433° W

Map of Snag Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.121°47′W121°46′W121°45′W121°44′W51°39′N51°39.5′N51°40′N51°40.5′NSnag LakeSnag Lake rec site4 campsites, 33 m to shore05001 kmNMap of Snag Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.121°45′W121°44′W51°39′N51°39.5′N51°40′N51°40.5′NSnag Lake rec site4 campsites, 33 m to shore01 kmN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 9 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
98.1ha
Maximum depth
7.3m
24 ft
Elevation
1,174m
Campsites
4
At Snag Lake rec site

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Snag Lake at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-2
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
51.6536, -121.7433

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Fish on record at Snag Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Brook Trout1987202639

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

How to fish Snag Lake

Best times of year at Snag Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Snag Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Snag Lake yet.

Getting to Snag Lake

41.8 km of traced road to the campground by way of Snag FSR, Helena Lake Rd, McKinlay FSR, Mckinley-Ogden Rd and Lac La Hache Station Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 80 m short of the campground.

The road route traced to Campground at Snag Lake, 41.8 km.Start of the traceCampground5 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: 51.6536, -121.7433

Camping and rec sites at Snag Lake

  • Snag Lake
    Campsites
    4 designated
    To the shore
    33 m

    Access: Located west of 100 Mile House. Access is via the 1300 Road. From 100 Mile House drive north on Hwy 97 for 7.5km. Turn west on Tatton Station Road which turns into Helena Lake (1300) road. Follow Tatton- Helena road for approximately 26km. Turn southwest onto Tatton-Snag road and travel for 12 km to Snag Lake.
    Coordinates: 51.668874, -121.747691

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Snag Lake

7.3 mdeepest

Snag Lake runs to 7.3 m (24 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Snag Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1988.

The ice year at Snag Lake, modelled

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

In the model Snag Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 October and 10 November, and ice-off between 23 April and 9 May. The median winter freezes on 4 November and opens on 2 May.

Modelled ice season at Snag Lake: freeze-up most winters between 29 October and 10 November, ice-off between 23 April and 9 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 178 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 15 November 2024 to 23 April 2025, 159 days.

Snag 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.

Snag Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Snag 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
  • 4.5 Caverage year now
  • 3.5 Caverage year then
  • -9 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Snag Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
1 C4 C7 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
781281771960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Snag 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 OctClear sky11° / -2°16 km/h, gusts 32drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast13° / 1°15 km/h, gusts 30dryFalling (-9.5 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle7° / -2°15 km/h, gusts 35dryRising (+3.7 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast6° / -3°10 km/h, gusts 18dryRising (+12.6 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast4° / -1°8 km/h, gusts 16dryFalling (-1.2 hPa)
Sun 25 OctMainly clear6° / -3°7 km/h, gusts 21dryRising (+5.4 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast8° / -1°8 km/h, gusts 19dryFalling (-3.3 hPa)

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