Snakehead Lake
MU 1-6, Vancouver Island
49.9667° N, 125.5044° W
- Surface area
- 22.3ha
- Maximum depth
- 9m
- 30 ft
- Elevation
- 283m
Access to the lake is a short hike from a picnic area off of Highway 28, approximately 30 km (18.6 miles) southwest of Campbell River .
Open Snakehead Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Snakehead Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-6
- Species
- Cutthroat Trout, Sculpin (General), Prickly Sculpin, Threespine SticklebackThe newest of these fish records is from 2015.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 49.9667, -125.5044
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Fish on record at Snakehead Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutthroat Trout | 1985 | 2015 | 11 |
| Sculpin (General) | 2015 | 2015 | 2 |
| Prickly Sculpin | 2015 | 2015 | 1 |
| Threespine Stickleback | 2015 | 2015 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Snakehead Lake
Best times of year at Snakehead Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Snakehead Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Snakehead Lake yet.
Getting to Snakehead Lake
Although no campsites are provided, wilderness camping is permitted. A car top boat launch is available.
2.9 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 240 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.9667, -125.5044
Depth chart for Snakehead Lake
9 mdeepest3.5 mmean
Snakehead Lake runs to 9 m (30 ft) at its deepest.
The mean of 3.5 m (11 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in February 1986.
The Province sounded Snakehead Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1986.
The ice year at Snakehead Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Snakehead Lake froze in 61 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 December and 10 January, and ice-off between 15 February and 10 April. The median winter freezes on 18 December and opens on 14 March.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 February 2025 to 25 February 2025, 24 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Snakehead Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.
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.
Snakehead Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Snakehead Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.8 Csince the 1960s
- 7.7 Caverage year now
- 6.8 Caverage year then
- -13 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Snakehead 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 | Partly cloudy | 8° / 6° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Fog | 13° / 6° | 7 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.5 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 6° | 21 km/h, gusts 43 | dry | Rising (+2.4 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Moderate rain | 12° / 4° | 16 km/h | dry | Rising (+8.5 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Heavy rain | 8° / 4° | 5 km/h, gusts 57 | 18 mm | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 5° | 4 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Falling (-2.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 7° | 4 km/h | dry | Steady |
Snakehead Lake, in brief
What fish are in Snakehead Lake?
Cutthroat Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Snakehead Lake in?
Snakehead Lake is in MU 1-6, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Snakehead Lake
- Reginald Lake 4 km away
- Lower Campbell Lake 7 km away
- Echo Lake 7 km away
- Fry Lake 8 km away
- Lawson Lake 9 km away
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