Blue Lake
MU 3-20, Thompson-Nicola
50.2567° N, 120.2306° W
- Surface area
- 30ha
- Elevation
- 1,216m
Open Blue Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Blue Lake at a glance
- Region
- Thompson-Nicola
- Management unit
- MU 3-20
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.2567, -120.2306
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Fish on record at Blue Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1976 | 2026 | 49 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Blue Lake
Best times of year at Blue Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Blue Lake fishing regulations
Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 single hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Blue Lake
19.5 km of traced road to the shore by way of Blue Lake FSR, unsigned, Peter Hope FSR and Peterhope Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 180 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 50.2567, -120.2306
The ice year at Blue Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Blue Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 31 October and 11 November, and ice-off between 1 May and 17 May. The median winter freezes on 6 November and opens on 10 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 29 October 2024 to 30 April 2025, 183 days.
Blue 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.
Blue Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Blue 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
- 3.9 Caverage year now
- 2.8 Caverage year then
- -10 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Blue 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° | 11 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 4° | 16 km/h, gusts 30 | dry | Falling (-7.0 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 1° | 9 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -3° | 22 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Rising (+12.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -6° | 14 km/h | dry | Rising (+6.7 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 4° / -7° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 6° / -7° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
Blue Lake, in brief
What fish are in Blue Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Blue Lake in?
Blue 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 Blue Lake
- Glimpse Lake 3 km away
- Plateau Lake 7 km away
- Little Peter Hope Lake 7 km away
- Peter Hope Lake 7 km away
- Dardanelles Lake 13 km away
All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.