Andy Lake
MU 3-27, Thompson-Nicola
50.7908° N, 120.0314° W
- Surface area
- 10.1ha
- Elevation
- 1,409m
Open Andy Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Andy Lake at a glance
- Region
- Thompson-Nicola
- Management unit
- MU 3-27
- 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
- 50.7908, -120.0314
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Fish on record at Andy Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1935 | 2025 | 50 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Andy Lake
Best times of year at Andy Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Andy Lake fishing regulations
Rainbow trout daily quota = 2; single hook; electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Andy Lake
13.6 km of traced road to the shore by way of Armour Creek FSR, Lake Bay Rd, Heffley-Louis Creek Rd and Sun Peaks Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 310 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 50.7908, -120.0314
The ice year at Andy Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Andy Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 24 October and 4 November, and ice-off between 11 May and 29 May. The median winter freezes on 29 October and opens on 22 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 28 October 2024 to 14 May 2025, 198 days.
Andy 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.
Andy Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Andy Lake is 1.2 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.2 Csince the 1960s
- 3.9 Caverage year now
- 2.8 Caverage year then
- -8 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Andy 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 | Clear sky | 9° / -4° | 11 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 1° | 11 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Falling (-7.4 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 8° / 0° | 7 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -4° | 17 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Rising (+12.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -6° | 7 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Rising (+7.2 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 4° / -8° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 5° / -7° | 7 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
Andy Lake, in brief
What fish are in Andy Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Andy Lake in?
Andy Lake is in MU 3-27, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Andy Lake
- Warren Lake 4 km away
- Hyas Lake 5 km away
- Pemberton Lake 5 km away
- Heffley Lake 5 km away
- Heffley Lake (Parts Of) 5 km away
All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.