Baillon Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.3689° N, 121.6192° W
- Surface area
- 23.1ha
- Maximum depth
- 15.9m
- 52 ft
- Elevation
- 763m
Open Baillon Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Baillon Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- 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
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 52.3689, -121.6192
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Fish on record at Baillon Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1990 | 2025 | 33 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Baillon Lake
Best times of year at Baillon Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Baillon Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Baillon Lake yet.
Getting to Baillon Lake
51.5 km of traced road to the shore by way of unsigned, Cave Rd, Horsefly Rd and Likely Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 270 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 52.3689, -121.6192
Depth chart for Baillon Lake
15.9 mdeepest
Baillon Lake runs to 15.9 m (52 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Baillon Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1991.
The ice year at Baillon Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Baillon Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 8 November and 25 November, and ice-off between 6 April and 29 April. The median winter freezes on 15 November and opens on 21 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 21 November 2024 to 29 March 2025, 128 days.
Baillon Lake is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Baillon Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Baillon Lake is 1.0 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.0 Csince the 1960s
- 4.5 Caverage year now
- 3.5 Caverage year then
- -10 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Baillon 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 | Overcast | 11° / -1° | 7 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 1° | 8 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-10.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 8° / 0° | 17 km/h, gusts 40 | dry | Rising (+3.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -2° | 9 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Rising (+12.8 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 9° / 0° | 7 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 7° / -3° | 6 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Rising (+6.1 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -1° | 2 km/h, gusts 8 | dry | Falling (-2.2 hPa) |
Baillon Lake, in brief
What fish are in Baillon Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
How big is Baillon Lake?
Baillon Lake covers about 23.1 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Baillon Lake in?
Baillon Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Baillon Lake
- Robert Lake 3 km away
- Crazy Lake 8 km away
- Jumeaux Lakes 9 km away
- Abbott Lake 9 km away
- Antoine Lake 10 km away
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