Square Lake
MU 7-12, Omineca
53.8136° N, 123.2028° W
- Surface area
- 11.7ha
- Elevation
- 788m
Open Square Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Square Lake at a glance
- Region
- Omineca
- Management unit
- MU 7-12
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Dolly VardenSpecies from our own lake research and angling reports.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 53.8136, -123.2028
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How to fish Square Lake
Best times of year at Square Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Square Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Square Lake yet.
Getting to Square Lake
4.9 km of traced road to the shore by way of unsigned and Dahl Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 180 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 53.8136, -123.2028
The ice year at Square Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Square Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 15 November, and ice-off between 18 April and 7 May. The median winter freezes on 8 November and opens on 27 April.
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 21 April 2025, 157 days.
Square 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.
Square Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Square 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
- 3.9 Caverage year now
- 3.0 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Square 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 | 10° / -2° | 14 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Light drizzle | 11° / 4° | 14 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Falling (-8.8 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 7° / 0° | 15 km/h, gusts 36 | 1 mm | Rising (+5.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 13 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Rising (+11.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 10 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 5° / -4° | 8 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Rising (+5.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -4° | 6 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Falling (-3.4 hPa) |
Square Lake, in brief
What fish are in Square Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Dolly Varden. Species from our own lake research and angling reports.
Which management unit is Square Lake in?
Square Lake is in MU 7-12, in the Omineca. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Square Lake
- Kwitzil Lake 6 km away
- Dahl Lake 8 km away
- Norman Lake 11 km away
- Bednesti Lake 13 km away
- Clear Lake 20 km away
All 235 lakes in the Omineca, with today's conditions on each.