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Browne Lake

MU 8-10, Okanagan
49.8172° N, 119.1844° W

Map of Browne Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.119°12.2′W119°12′W119°11.8′W119°11.5′W119°11.2′W119°11′W119°10.8′W119°10.5′W49°48.8′N49°49′N49°49.2′NBrowne LakeBrowne Lake rec site5 campsites, 26 m to shore0250 mNMap of Browne Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.119°11.5′W119°11′W49°48.8′N49°49′N49°49.2′NBrowne Lake rec site5 campsites, 26 m to shore0250 mN
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
27.4ha
Elevation
1,311m
Campsites
5
At Browne Lake rec site

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Trophy fish at Browne Lake

Browne Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 7 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 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.

Browne Lake at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-10
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
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
49.8172, -119.1844

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Fish on record at Browne Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout19372026223

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

How to fish Browne Lake

Best times of year at Browne Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Browne Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Browne Lake

A medium sized BCFS campsite with boat launching is present at the lake.

11.4 km of traced road to the campground by way of Browne Lake FSR and McCulloch Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.

The road route traced to Campground at Browne Lake, 11.4 km.Start of the traceCampground2 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: 49.8172, -119.1844

Camping and rec sites at Browne Lake

  • Browne Lake
    Campsites
    5 designated
    To the shore
    26 m

    Access: From the city of Kelowna travel southeast on Hwy. #33 to the Hydraulic (McCulloch Reservoir) Lake Road. Turn west (right) and follow this road 2 km. (1.2 mi.) past Hydraulic Lake. Turn north (right) on a secondary road (Brown FSR) and follow it to Browne Lake. Browne is approximately 46 km. (29 mi.) southeast of Kelowna.
    Coordinates: 49.818146, -119.183177

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

The ice year at Browne Lake, modelled

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

In the model Browne Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 October and 8 November, and ice-off between 7 May and 25 May. The median winter freezes on 4 November and opens on 17 May.

Modelled ice season at Browne Lake: freeze-up most winters between 29 October and 8 November, ice-off between 7 May and 25 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 192 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 15 November 2024 to 26 April 2025, 162 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Browne Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.

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.

Browne Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Browne Lake is 1.3 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.3 Csince the 1960s
  • 3.0 Caverage year now
  • 1.6 Caverage year then
  • -15 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Browne Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-0 C3 C5 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1141602061960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Browne 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 OctPartly cloudy9° / -1°11 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast15° / 3°16 km/h, gusts 27dryFalling (-5.7 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast14° / 3°9 km/h, gusts 15dryFalling (-3.3 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast6° / -2°20 km/h, gusts 34dryRising (+11.7 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast5° / -4°10 km/hdryRising (+7.9 hPa)
Sun 25 OctPartly cloudy4° / -5°10 km/hdryRising (+2.5 hPa)
Mon 26 OctPartly cloudy7° / -5°8 km/hdrySteady

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Browne Lake, in brief

What fish are in Browne Lake?

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

Which management unit is Browne Lake in?

Browne Lake is in MU 8-10, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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