Takysie Lake
MU 6-4, Skeena
53.8789° N, 125.8333° W
- Surface area
- 513ha
- Maximum depth
- 11.6m
- 38 ft
- Elevation
- 825m
- Campsites
- 11
- At Takysie Lake rec site
Open Takysie Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Takysie Lake at a glance
- Region
- Skeena
- Management unit
- MU 6-4
- Species
- Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1977), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1977), Lake Chub (last recorded 1977), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1969)
- Lake size
- Large Water (> 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 53.8789, -125.8333
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Fish on record at Takysie Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1969 | 1977 | 3 |
| Longnose Sucker | 1969 | 1977 | 2 |
| Lake Chub | 1977 | 1977 | 1 |
| Peamouth Chub | 1969 | 1969 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Takysie Lake
Best times of year at Takysie Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Takysie Lake fishing regulations
No Fishing northwest of a line between fishing boundary signs on opposite shores immediately north of Takysie Lake Settlement, Mar 1-May 31. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Takysie Lake
0.2 km of traced road to the campground. The road at the end is a loose surface.
Coordinates: 53.8789, -125.8333
Camping and rec sites at Takysie Lake
- Takysie Lake
- Campsites
- 11 designated
- To the shore
- 88 m
Access: From Hwy 16 in Burns Lake, take Hwy 35 south to the ferry across Francois Lake (be sure to check schedules for Francois Lake ferry). Travel South from Southbank Ferry Landing for 18.3 km on Keefe's Landing Road. At the fork, continue south down the Eakin Settlement Road for 3.2 km, then turn left on Takysie Pit Road to reach Takysie Lake.
Coordinates: 53.896686, -125.868438
Depth chart for Takysie Lake
11.6 mdeepest
Takysie Lake runs to 11.6 m (38 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Takysie Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1969.
The ice year at Takysie Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Takysie Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 7 November and 21 November, and ice-off between 5 May and 24 May. The median winter freezes on 14 November and opens on 14 May.
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 2 May 2025, 165 days.
Takysie 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.
Takysie Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Takysie Lake is 1.0 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.0 Csince the 1960s
- 3.6 Caverage year now
- 2.5 Caverage year then
- -10 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Takysie 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 | Overcast | 9° / -3° | 11 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Light drizzle | 5° / 1° | 8 km/h, gusts 17 | 1 mm | Falling (-8.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 6° / 0° | 14 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Rising (+7.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -2° | 9 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Rising (+10.2 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -1° | 12 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Mainly clear | 5° / -2° | 8 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Rising (+5.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -2° | 5 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Falling (-3.5 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Takysie Lake
- Mollice Lake 12 km away
- Uncha Lake 15 km away
- Hewson Lake 17 km away
- François Lake 19 km away
- Getzuni Lake 19 km away
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