BCTROUTFINDEROpen the app

Beaver Lake

MU 5-1, Cariboo
51.8539° N, 120.6483° W

Map of Beaver Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°39.5′W120°39.2′W120°39′W120°38.8′W51°51.2′NBeaver Lake0100200 mNMap of Beaver Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°39′W120°38.8′W51°51′N51°51.2′NBeaver Lake0200 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
18ha
Elevation
785m

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

Beaver Lake at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-1
Species
Kokanee, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1936)The province's newest fish record here is from 1936.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
51.8539, -120.6483

Affiliate link: we may earn a commission

Gear for kokanee

Lines, leaders, lures and flies for kokanee, searched on Amazon.ca.

Search Amazon.ca

As an Amazon Associate, BC Trout Finder earns from qualifying purchases.

Fish on record at Beaver Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout193619361

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

How to fish Beaver Lake

Best times of year at Beaver Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Beaver Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Beaver Lake yet.

Getting to Beaver Lake

There are no resorts or organized campsites on Beaver Lake, but there are 2 areas suitable for camping. One area is located at the w.s.w. end near the outlet, and the other area is located at the n.w. inlet. Cartoppers can be launched.

29.8 km of traced road to the shore by way of Red Creek Rd, Mahood Lake Rd and Canim Lake Rd S. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 220 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Beaver Lake, 29.8 km.Start of the traceLake shore5 km
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: 51.8539, -120.6483

The ice year at Beaver Lake, modelled

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

In the model Beaver Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 13 November and 29 November, and ice-off between 31 March and 25 April. The median winter freezes on 22 November and opens on 15 April.

Modelled ice season at Beaver Lake: freeze-up most winters between 13 November and 29 November, ice-off between 31 March and 25 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 143 days in the median winter

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 30 December 2024 to 3 March 2025, 63 days.

Beaver 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.

Beaver Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Beaver Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.1 Csince the 1960s
  • 2.3 Caverage year now
  • 1.2 Caverage year then
  • -11 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Beaver Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-1 C2 C5 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1151582001960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Beaver 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.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctMainly clear12° / 1°10 km/h, gusts 17drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast15° / 3°10 km/h, gusts 22dryFalling (-9.4 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast10° / 2°13 km/h, gusts 29dryRising (+1.3 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast8° / 0°5 km/h, gusts 17dryRising (+13.6 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast8° / 2°4 km/h, gusts 11dryFalling (-1.7 hPa)
Sun 25 OctMainly clear8° / 0°7 km/h, gusts 22dryRising (+5.7 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast9° / 0°5 km/h, gusts 16dryFalling (-1.7 hPa)

Open Beaver Lake in the app

Beaver Lake, in brief

What fish are in Beaver Lake?

Kokanee, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1936). Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Beaver Lake in?

Beaver Lake is in MU 5-1, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Beaver Lake

All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.

Reading the water