Lake · Peace River, British Columbia
Moberly Lake
Moberly Lake (Peace River, British Columbia) is a lake of 2,910 ha (7,191 acres). Cited sources list 13 fish species here, including Arctic grayling, Burbot and Dolly Varden. 3 stockings are on record, the latest in 2016.
At a glance
- Area
- 2,910 ha (7,191 acres)
- Mean depth (estimated)
- ≈ 19.4 m (64 ft)
Mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016)
Who lives here
- Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticusSurveyed · 1970 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Burbot Lota lotaSurveyed · 1959 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Dolly Varden Salvelinus malmaSurveyed · 1959 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Lake chub Couesius plumbeusSurveyed · 1959 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Lake trout Salvelinus namaycushSurveyed · 2016 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformisSurveyed · 1959 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomusSurveyed · 1968 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoniSurveyed · 1968 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Northern pike Esox luciusSurveyed · 1969 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Redside shiner Richardsonius balteatusSurveyed · 1959 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Slimy sculpin Cottus cognatusSurveyed · 1959 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Trout-perch Percopsis omiscomaycusSurveyed · 1959 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- White sucker Catostomus commersoniiSurveyed · 1959 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2016 | Lake Trout | Yearling | 2,972 |
| May 16, 2016 | Lake Trout | Yearling | 2,929 |
| May 16, 2016 | Lake Trout | Yearling | 2,907 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 3 of 3.
Getting on the water
No public access site is listed for this water yet.
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
What's biting
Not enough anglers have shared catches here lately. A species shows for a week once at least 5 anglers share catches of it.
From anglers who chose to share their catches in HuntGrid Fishing, each counted once, counts rounded to the nearest 5, published 3 days after the week ends and never changed. Never a spot, time or name.
Questions
What fish are in Moberly Lake?
Cited sources list Arctic grayling, Burbot, Dolly Varden, Lake chub, Lake trout, Lake whitefish, Longnose sucker, Mountain whitefish, Northern pike, Redside shiner, Slimy sculpin, Trout-perch and White sucker. A fish that isn't listed may still be there.
Is Moberly Lake stocked?
3 stockings are on record, the latest in 2016 (Lake Trout), as the agency publishes them.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- Natural Resources Canada, CanVec Hydro Features (1:50,000). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.; Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB); Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Boundary Files (census divisions and subdivisions, provinces). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0
- Lake mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, Nature Communications 7:13603), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
- Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia · Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=A519A56BC2BF44E4A008B33FCF527F61, checked 2026-10-18): the BC Data Catalogue record aca81811-4b08-4382-9af7-204e0b9d2448 "Known BC Fish Observations and BC Fish Distributions" is PUBLIC (view and download audience Public, security PUBLIC) under licence id 2, "Open Government Licence - British Columbia" — "You are free to copy, modify, publish, translate, adapt, distribute or otherwise use the Information in any medium, mode or format for any lawful purpose." Attribution required; no non-commercial or no-redistribution limit.
- Fish stocking: Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (gofishbc.com). Water locations: contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia (Freshwater Atlas) · Used with permission of the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (written reply to data@huntgrid.net, 2026-10-29: "Yes, you can use the fish stocking report data … Please attribute the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC as the source of the information."). Water names and points: Province of British Columbia, Freshwater Atlas, Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above; the map under it is OpenStreetMap's, credited on the map. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.