Bleeker Lake

MU 3-20, Thompson-Nicola
50.5011° N, 120.1625° 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 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 50.1ha
Maximum depth: 13.7m; 45 ft
Elevation: 1,050m
Campsites: 5; At Bleeker Lake rec site

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

Trophy fish at Bleeker Lake

Bleeker Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 5 lb.

Rainbow trout to 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.

Bleeker Lake at a glance

Region: Thompson-Nicola
Management unit: MU 3-20
Species: Rainbow Trout, Redside Shiner (last recorded 1958)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing: Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates: 50.5011, -120.1625

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Fish on record at Bleeker Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1969	2026	80
Redside Shiner	1958	1958	1

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

How to fish Bleeker Lake

Best times of year at Bleeker Lake

May - June
September - October

Bleeker Lake fishing regulations

WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration! Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Bleeker Lake

9.6 km of traced road to the campground by way of Bleeker Lake Road FSR and Roche Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface.

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: 50.5011, -120.1625

Camping and rec sites at Bleeker Lake

Bleeker Lake
Campsites
5 designated
To the shore
34 m

Access: Located just outside the Roche Lake Provincial Park boundary, access is from Highway 5A between Kamloops and Merrit, and then approximately 7 kilometres along the Roche Lake Road turn left onto Bleeker Lake FSR and travel for approximately 2 km to the recreation site.
Coordinates: 50.502694, -120.166187
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Bleeker Lake

13.7 mdeepest

Bleeker Lake runs to 13.7 m (45 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Bleeker Lake and published the depth chart. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Bleeker Lake, modelled

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

In the model Bleeker Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 November and 17 November, and ice-off between 23 April and 13 May. The median winter freezes on 8 November and opens on 3 May.

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 7 April 2025, 140 days.

Bleeker 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.

Winterkill at Bleeker Lake

Winter 2022-23Winterkill confirmedAn outcome reported the spring after. Winterkill Update: Spring 2023, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
Winter 2025-26Rated low riskA rating from late-winter oxygen profiles, not a definitive result. Very low water. Winterkill Update: Spring 2026, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.

Bleeker Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Bleeker Lake is 1.5 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

+1.5 Csince the 1960s
6.0 Caverage year now
4.5 Caverage year then
-18 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Bleeker Lakedegrees 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 Bleeker 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° / 2°	7 km/h	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	15° / 2°	14 km/h, gusts 24	dry	Falling (-6.6 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Slight snow	12° / 1°	22 km/h, gusts 29	dry	Steady
Fri 23 Oct	Partly cloudy	6° / -1°	19 km/h, gusts 35	dry	Rising (+12.4 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	6° / -1°	7 km/h, gusts 34	dry	Steady
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	8° / 1°	8 km/h, gusts 23	dry	Rising (+4.5 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Partly cloudy	10° / 1°	5 km/h, gusts 22	dry	Falling (-2.0 hPa)

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Bleeker Lake, in brief

What fish are in Bleeker Lake?

Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Bleeker Lake in?

Bleeker Lake is in MU 3-20, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Bleeker Lake

Tulip Lake 1 km away
Horseshoe Lake 2 km away
Roche Lake 3 km away
John Frank Lake 4 km away
Frisken Lake 5 km away

All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.