Bainbridge Lake
MU 1-7, Vancouver Island
49.2033° N, 124.7328° W
- Surface area
- 25.9ha
- Elevation
- 150m
Open Bainbridge Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Bainbridge Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-7
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1993)
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.2033, -124.7328
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How to fish Bainbridge Lake
Best times of year at Bainbridge Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Bainbridge Lake fishing regulations
No angling from boats; Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water year round (see the synopsis). Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Bainbridge Lake
10.0 km of traced road to the shore by way of Cameron Mainline, Franklin River Rd, Anderson Ave, Dunbar St and 10th Ave. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 300 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.2033, -124.7328
The ice year at Bainbridge Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Bainbridge Lake froze in 33 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 19 December and 25 January, and ice-off between 8 January and 12 February. The median winter freezes on 31 December and opens on 21 January.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 2 February 2025 to 21 February 2025, 19 days.
Bainbridge 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.
Bainbridge Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Bainbridge Lake is 0.5 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.5 Csince the 1960s
- 9.8 Caverage year now
- 9.3 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Bainbridge 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 | 18° / 7° | 21 km/h, gusts 30 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 9° | 12 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Falling (-5.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 6° | 18 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Rising (+1.3 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Clear sky | 14° / 4° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 6° | 7 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.3 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 6° | 7 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.0 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Bainbridge Lake
- Henry Lake 9 km away
- Father and Son Lake 12 km away
- Cameron Lake 13 km away
- Esary Lake 14 km away
- Horne Lake 16 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.