Trapping Lake
MU 7-9, Omineca
53.5861° N, 122.5917° W
- Surface area
- 42.2ha
- Maximum depth
- 17.7m
- 58 ft
- Elevation
- 842m
Open Trapping Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Trapping Lake at a glance
- Region
- Omineca
- Management unit
- MU 7-9
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 53.5861, -122.5917
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Fish on record at Trapping Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1961 | 2026 | 26 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Trapping Lake
Best times of year at Trapping Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Trapping Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Trapping Lake yet.
Getting to Trapping Lake
8.0 km of traced road to the shore by way of Camp Creek Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 120 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 53.5861, -122.5917
Depth chart for Trapping Lake
17.7 mdeepest
Trapping Lake runs to 17.7 m (58 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Trapping Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1968.
The ice year at Trapping Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Trapping 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 20 April and 11 May. The median winter freezes on 8 November and opens on 30 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 18 April 2025, 154 days.
Trapping 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.
Trapping Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Trapping Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.8 Csince the 1960s
- 4.0 Caverage year now
- 3.2 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Trapping 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 | 10° / 0° | 21 km/h, gusts 45 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 4° | 22 km/h, gusts 46 | dry | Falling (-9.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 7° / 0° | 10 km/h, gusts 27 | 2 mm | Rising (+5.5 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -2° | 7 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+11.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 11 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 5° / -4° | 9 km/h, gusts 25 | dry | Rising (+5.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -1° | 9 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Falling (-3.5 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Trapping Lake
- Camp Lake 4 km away
- Government Lake 7 km away
- Buckhorn Lake 19 km away
- Fyfe Lake 19 km away
- Lynx Lake 21 km away
All 235 lakes in the Omineca, with today's conditions on each.