Sowerby (Grundy) Lake
MU 4-21, Kootenays
49.7650° N, 115.6600° W
- Surface area
- 84ha
- Elevation
- 949m
Sowerby (Grundy) Lake is a medium lake (50 - 500 ha) in the Kootenays region, with access typical of the region. The map view has precise coordinates and driving directions.
Open Sowerby (Grundy) Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Sowerby (Grundy) Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-21
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 49.765, -115.66
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Fish on record at Sowerby (Grundy) Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1951 | 2026 | 86 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Sowerby (Grundy) Lake
Best times of year at Sowerby (Grundy) Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Sowerby (Grundy) Lake fishing regulations
No Ice Fishing; rainbow trout daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); bait ban; single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Sowerby (Grundy) Lake
10.9 km of traced road to the shore by way of Sowerby Lake FSR, Lazy Lake Rd and Wasa Lake Park Dr. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 230 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.765, -115.66
The ice year at Sowerby (Grundy) Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Sowerby (Grundy) Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 14 November, and ice-off between 14 April and 29 April. The median winter freezes on 8 November and opens on 23 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 November 2024 to 5 April 2025, 138 days.
Sowerby (Grundy) Lake is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Sowerby (Grundy) Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Sowerby (Grundy) 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
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Sowerby (Grundy) 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 | Fog | 12° / 2° | 20 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 19° / 6° | 15 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 16° / 5° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.8 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Slight rain | 11° / 6° | 17 km/h, gusts 36 | 10 mm | Rising (+3.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 2° | 10 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Rising (+14.2 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Light drizzle | 7° / 0° | 5 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Rising (+5.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Clear sky | 6° / -3° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+1.1 hPa) |
Sowerby (Grundy) Lake, in brief
What fish are in Sowerby (Grundy) Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Sowerby (Grundy) Lake in?
Sowerby (Grundy) 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.
Trout lakes near Sowerby (Grundy) Lake
- Wasa Lake 6 km away
- Lakit Lake 7 km away
- Lazy Lake 7 km away
- Saugum Lake 7 km away
- Hahas Lake 12 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.