Brown Lake
MU 5-3, Cariboo
51.4253° N, 122.2817° W
- Surface area
- 25.3ha
- Elevation
- 804m
Open Brown Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Brown Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-3
- Species
- Lake Chub, Longnose Sucker, Redside ShinerThe newest of these fish records is from 1997.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 51.4253, -122.2817
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Fish on record at Brown Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Chub | 1997 | 1997 | 2 |
| Longnose Sucker | 1997 | 1997 | 2 |
| Redside Shiner | 1997 | 1997 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Brown Lake
Best times of year at Brown Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Brown Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Brown Lake yet.
Getting to Brown Lake
Coordinates: 51.4253, -122.2817
The ice year at Brown Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Brown Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 6 November and 17 November, and ice-off between 11 April and 29 April. The median winter freezes on 11 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 14 November 2024 to 11 April 2025, 148 days.
Brown 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.
Brown Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Brown 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
- 5.7 Caverage year now
- 4.6 Caverage year then
- -10 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Brown 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 | 13° / -1° | 4 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 15° / -2° | 6 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Falling (-9.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -1° | 12 km/h, gusts 36 | dry | Rising (+4.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -3° | 5 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Rising (+12.4 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Light drizzle | 5° / 0° | 2 km/h, gusts 9 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -3° | 4 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Rising (+5.0 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Falling (-1.9 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Brown Lake
- Schraeder Lake 23 km away
- Little Big Bar Lake 27 km away
- Meadow Lake 35 km away
- Big Bar Lake 36 km away
- Gustafsen Lake 41 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.