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Fishing Lake

59.4761° N, 126.6306° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Fishing Lake, British Columbia. 59.4761° N, 126.6306° W

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/fishing-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • Known BC Fish Observations and BC Fish Distributions, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • Bathymetric Maps – Open, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • Wildlife Management Units, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Fishing Lake covers 3.63 km², making it larger than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 129 km southeast of Watson Lake.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including northern pike, burbot and lake trout.

Area
3.63 km²
larger than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
19.2 km
longer than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
546 m

Today on the water

-0.3 °C

Light SnowWind N 18 km/hfeels like -5 °C

Observed at Liard River, as of 8:00 a.m. PDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the northeast: the northeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southwest shore.

Time11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.
Wind km/hNE 20NE 20calmcalmvar. 5var. 5var. 5SE 20
Waves (est.) m0.10.1<0.1<0.10.1
Temp. °C224-2-5-7-9-6
Precip. %8010000000

Today: A few rain showers changing to a few flurries this morning and ending near noon then clearing. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light late this afternoon. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low.

Weather: Liard River (local forecast), as of 10:05 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:09 a.m.
Sunrise
7:51 a.m.
Sunset
6:35 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:16 p.m.
Moonrise
6:47 a.m.
Moonset
5:53 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 13 government surveys (1979–1985) that recorded them.

  • Northern Pike3 of 13
  • Burbot2 of 13
  • Lake Trout2 of 13
  • Lake Whitefish2 of 13
Forage fish and other species (1)
  • Slimy Sculpin 3

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 7B – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.