Brewster Lake

MU 1-10, Vancouver Island
50.1017° N, 125.5844° 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: 499.9ha
Elevation: 185m
Campsites: 3; At Brewster Point rec site

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Trophy fish at Brewster Lake

Brewster Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 7.7 lb.

Rainbow trout to 7.7 lb
Cutthroat trout to 7.7 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.

Brewster Lake at a glance

Region: Vancouver Island
Management unit: MU 1-10
Species: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat/Rainbow cross, Dolly Varden, Kokanee, Sculpin (General), Threespine SticklebackThe newest of these fish records is from 2016.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Coordinates: 50.101664, -125.584415

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Fish on record at Brewster Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1978	2016	16
Cutthroat Trout	1978	2016	22
Cutthroat/Rainbow cross	2016	2016	2
Dolly Varden	1978	2016	3
Kokanee	2016	2016	2
Sculpin (General)	2016	2016	5
Threespine Stickleback	2016	2016	3

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

Brewster Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Brewster Lake

22.0 km of traced road to the campground by way of Menzies Main and Mohun West FSR. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 60 m short of the campground.

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: 50.101664, -125.584415

Camping and rec sites at Brewster Lake

Brewster Point
Campsites
3 designated
To the shore
20 m

Access: Boat Access only located along the Sayward Forest Canoe Route.
Coordinates: 50.111462, -125.573003
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Brewster Lake
Campsites
19 designated
To the shore
46 m

Coordinates: 50.088125, -125.577555

Depth chart for Brewster Lake

The Province sounded Brewster Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1977.

Depth chart (PDF)

The ice year at Brewster Lake, modelled

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

In the model Brewster Lake froze in 55 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 7 December and 10 January, and ice-off between 26 January and 26 March. The median winter freezes on 26 December and opens on 22 February.

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 February 2025 to 23 February 2025, 22 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Brewster Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.

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.

Brewster Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Brewster Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

+0.8 Csince the 1960s
7.7 Caverage year now
6.8 Caverage year then
-13 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Brewster 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 Brewster 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
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	13° / 6°	8 km/h	dry	Steady
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	12° / 5°	22 km/h, gusts 52	dry	Rising (+4.0 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Slight rain	12° / 3°	16 km/h, gusts 29	dry	Rising (+9.3 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Heavy rain	6° / 4°	15 km/h, gusts 81	39 mm	Falling (-2.3 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Moderate rain	11° / 6°	7 km/h, gusts 30	5 mm	Falling (-3.2 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	17° / 5°	11 km/h	dry	Falling (-3.9 hPa)
Tue 27 Oct	Partly cloudy	14° / 4°	4 km/h, gusts 27	dry	Rising (+5.4 hPa)

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Brewster Lake, in brief

What fish are in Brewster Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat/Rainbow cross, Dolly Varden, Kokanee. Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is Brewster Lake?

Brewster Lake covers about 499.9 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Brewster Lake in?

Brewster Lake is in MU 1-10, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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