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Swan Lake

MU 7-33, Peace
55.5175° N, 120.0164° W

Map of Swan Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°08′W120°06′W120°04′W120°02′W120°00′W119°58′W55°30′N55°31′N55°32′NSwan Lake012 kmNMap of Swan Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°02′W120°00′W55°30′N55°31′N55°32′N02 kmN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
577.5ha
Maximum depth
7.6m
25 ft
Elevation
724m

Open Swan Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Trophy fish at Swan Lake

Swan Lake is known for trophy Northern pike to 15 lb.

  • Northern pike to 15 lb
  • Walleye to 6 lb
  • Rainbow trout to 5 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Swan Lake at a glance

Region
Peace
Management unit
MU 7-33
Species
Northern Pike, Walleye (last recorded 1987), Rainbow Trout, Burbot (last recorded 1985), Yellow Perch (last recorded 1985), White Sucker
Lake size
Large Water (> 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
55.5175, -120.0164

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Fish on record at Swan Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Northern Pike196819995
Walleye198719871
Burbot198519851
Yellow Perch198519851
White Sucker196819994

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

How to fish Swan Lake

Best times of year at Swan Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Swan Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Swan Lake

2.9 km of traced road to the shore by way of Swan Lake Subdiv, Gundy Rd, Old Edmonton Hwy and Swan Lake Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 710 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Swan Lake, 2.9 km.Start of the traceLake shore1 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: 55.5175, -120.0164

Depth chart for Swan Lake

7.6 mdeepest

Swan Lake runs to 7.6 m (25 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Swan Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1970. It runs to 2 sheets.

Ice fishing at Swan Lake

Swan 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.

This week at Swan 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 OctPartly cloudy10° / 5°19 km/h, gusts 79drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast13° / 4°21 km/h, gusts 61dryFalling (-3.4 hPa)
Thu 22 OctSlight rain8° / -1°16 km/h, gusts 27dryRising (+5.2 hPa)
Fri 23 OctPartly cloudy5° / -2°11 km/h, gusts 28dryRising (+12.6 hPa)
Sat 24 OctPartly cloudy4° / -3°9 km/h, gusts 25dryRising (+6.1 hPa)
Sun 25 OctClear sky3° / -4°11 km/h, gusts 33dryRising (+1.2 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast8° / -2°10 km/h, gusts 30dryFalling (-6.4 hPa)

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