Windy Point Lake
MU 7-24, Omineca
55.1139° N, 122.9822° W
- Surface area
- 8.5ha
- Maximum depth
- 18.3m
- 60 ft
- Elevation
- 709m
- Campsites
- 4
- At Windy Point Lake rec site
Open Windy Point Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Windy Point Lake at a glance
- Region
- Omineca
- Management unit
- MU 7-24
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 55.1139, -122.9822
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Fish on record at Windy Point Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1961 | 2025 | 36 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Windy Point Lake
Best times of year at Windy Point Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Windy Point Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Windy Point Lake yet.
Getting to Windy Point Lake
1.5 km of traced road to the campground by way of Finlay FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface.
Coordinates: 55.1139, -122.9822
Camping and rec sites at Windy Point Lake
- Windy Point Lake
- Campsites
- 4 designated
- To the shore
- 131 m
Access: From the Mackenzie Junction, head south for about 3km and turn onto the Finlay North (Pack) FSR. After about 750 metres, turn right at the site entrance sign. The site is located a further 2 km along this road. Please note that the road is fairly rough and brushy. There is easy 2WD access, but vehicles with fresh paint jobs may want to assess before accessing this road.
Coordinates: 55.115236, -122.987113
Depth chart for Windy Point Lake
18.3 mdeepest
Windy Point Lake runs to 18.3 m (60 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Windy Point Lake and published the depth chart.
The ice year at Windy Point Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Windy Point Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 31 October and 10 November, and ice-off between 4 May and 22 May. The median winter freezes on 6 November and opens on 12 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 November 2024 to 25 April 2025, 159 days.
Windy Point 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.
Windy Point Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Windy Point 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
- 2.3 Caverage year now
- 1.3 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Windy Point 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 | 7° / -2° | 16 km/h, gusts 37 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Light drizzle | 9° / 2° | 15 km/h, gusts 32 | 1 mm | Falling (-8.7 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -1° | 9 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+5.0 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -3° | 8 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+12.2 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -5° | 10 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Rising (+1.6 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Mainly clear | 5° / -5° | 9 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Rising (+5.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -2° | 9 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Falling (-4.1 hPa) |
Windy Point Lake, in brief
What fish are in Windy Point Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Windy Point Lake in?
Windy Point Lake is in MU 7-24, in the Omineca. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Windy Point Lake
- TwinLake 3 km away
- Tudyah Lake 5 km away
- Bruce Lake 5 km away
- Sabai Lake 8 km away
- McIntyre Lake 10 km away
All 235 lakes in the Omineca, with today's conditions on each.