Stony Lake
MU 7-19, Peace
54.8317° N, 120.5842° W
- Surface area
- 98.3ha
- Maximum depth
- 7m
- 23 ft. Province survey, 1977
- Elevation
- 1,078m
- Campsites
- 11
- At Stony Lake rec site
Open Stony Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Stony Lake at a glance
- Region
- Peace
- Management unit
- MU 7-19
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Bull Trout, Yellow Perch (last recorded 1990), Northern Pike (last recorded 1976)
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 54.8317, -120.5842
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Fish on record at Stony Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | 1984 | 1990 | 2 |
| Northern Pike | 1976 | 1976 | 3 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Stony Lake
Best times of year at Stony Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Stony Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Stony Lake yet.
Getting to Stony Lake
1.6 km of traced road to the campground by way of Stony Lake Rec Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface.
Coordinates: 54.8317, -120.5842
Camping and rec sites at Stony Lake
- Stony Lake South
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails) - Stony Lake
- Campsites
- 11 designated
- To the shore
- 79 m
Coordinates: 54.835768, -120.569971
Depth chart for Stony Lake
7 mdeepest4 mmean
Stony Lake runs to 7 m (23 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1977.
The mean of 4 m (13 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in June 1977.
The Province sounded Stony Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1977.
The ice year at Stony Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Stony Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 22 October and 5 November, and ice-off between 13 May and 29 May. The median winter freezes on 1 November and opens on 23 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 28 October 2024 to 1 May 2025, 185 days.
Stony 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.
Stony Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Stony 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
- 1.1 Caverage year now
- 0.2 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Stony 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 | Mainly clear | 7° / 6° | 25 km/h, gusts 80 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 11° / -1° | 25 km/h, gusts 68 | dry | Falling (-2.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 12 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Rising (+4.9 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -3° | 11 km/h, gusts 23 | dry | Rising (+12.2 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 2° / -4° | 8 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Rising (+5.5 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 4° / -6° | 10 km/h, gusts 49 | dry | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 10° / -3° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-6.1 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Stony Lake
- Onion Lake 24 km away
- Bearhole Lake 25 km away
- Wapiti Lake 32 km away
- Quality Lake 35 km away
- Boot Lake 40 km away
All 54 lakes in the Peace, with today's conditions on each.