Arlington Lakes

MU 8-12, Okanagan
49.6158° N, 119.0819° W

WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 7 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 38ha
Elevation: 1,054m
Campsites: 29; At Arlington Lakes rec site

Open Arlington Lakes in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Trophy fish at Arlington Lakes

Arlington Lakes is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 3.5 lb.

Rainbow trout to 3.5 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Arlington Lakes at a glance

Region: Okanagan
Management unit: MU 8-12
Species: Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1995), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1995), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing: Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates: 49.6158, -119.0819

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Fish on record at Arlington Lakes

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1973	1995	3
Longnose Sucker	1973	1995	3
Redside Shiner	1995	1995	1
Sucker (General)	1995	1995	1

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

How to fish Arlington Lakes

Best times of year at Arlington Lakes

May - June
September - October

Arlington Lakes fishing regulations

Yellow perch daily quota = 20. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Arlington Lakes

3.3 km of traced road to the campground by way of Arlington Lake Rd FSR. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 180 m short of the campground.

The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 49.6158, -119.0819

Camping and rec sites at Arlington Lakes

Arlington Lakes
Campsites
29 designated
To the shore
683 m

Access: If travelling from Kelowna the Arlington Lakes turnoff is approx. 24 km south of the Big White turnoff. If travelling from the south the turnoff is approx. 24 km north of Beaverdell along Highway 33. Upon leaving the highway travel along the Arlington Lakes Forest Service Road for approx. 3.5 km to the recreation site.
Coordinates: 49.608319, -119.083841
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

The ice year at Arlington Lakes, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Arlington Lakes froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 17 April and 1 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 23 April.

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 November 2024 to 18 April 2025, 151 days.

Arlington Lakes 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.

Arlington Lakes climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Arlington Lakes 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
4.8 Caverage year now
4.0 Caverage year then
-4 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Arlington Lakesdegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Arlington Lakes

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	2° / 2°	3 km/h, gusts 16	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Partly cloudy	13° / 1°	8 km/h, gusts 22	dry	Falling (-4.4 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	13° / 1°	15 km/h, gusts 25	dry	Falling (-4.5 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	7° / -2°	18 km/h, gusts 57	dry	Rising (+8.9 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	7° / -2°	7 km/h, gusts 39	dry	Rising (+3.8 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	12° / 1°	6 km/h, gusts 27	dry	Rising (+2.3 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Partly cloudy	10° / 0°	2 km/h, gusts 14	dry	Rising (+1.6 hPa)

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Arlington Lakes, in brief

What fish are in Arlington Lakes?

Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Arlington Lakes in?

Arlington Lakes is in MU 8-12, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Arlington Lakes

Arlington Lakes 1 km away
Lower Barge Lake 9 km away
Cleo Lake 9 km away
Joan Lake 10 km away
Buck Lake 10 km away

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