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Bull Lake

MU 1-9, Vancouver Island
49.8140° N, 126.2513° W

Surface area
14.1ha
Elevation
592m

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

Bull Lake at a glance

Region
Vancouver Island
Management unit
MU 1-9
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Coordinates
49.813954, -126.251278

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Bull Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Bull Lake

Coordinates: 49.813954, -126.251278

Camping and rec sites at Bull Lake

  • Bull Lake Rec.site
    No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)

The ice year at Bull Lake, modelled

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

In the model Bull Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 24 November and 25 December, and ice-off between 30 March and 14 May. The median winter freezes on 5 December and opens on 26 April.

Modelled ice season at Bull Lake: freeze-up most winters between 24 November and 25 December, ice-off between 30 March and 14 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 141 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 16 January 2025 to 9 April 2025, 83 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Bull 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.

Bull Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Bull 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
  • 4.7 Caverage year now
  • 3.9 Caverage year then
  • -9 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Bull Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
2 C5 C7 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
291001701960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Bull 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
Sun 25 OctSlight rain showers7° / 2°18 km/h, gusts 262 mmSteady
Mon 26 OctSlight rain showers11° / 2°9 km/h2 mmRising (+3.1 hPa)
Tue 27 OctSlight rain showers7° / -1°10 km/h, gusts 202 mmFalling (-1.5 hPa)
Wed 28 OctOvercast5° / -1°8 km/h1 mmFalling (-2.4 hPa)
Thu 29 OctSlight snow showers6° / -3°11 km/h1 mmRising (+3.1 hPa)
Fri 30 OctOvercast9° / -3°8 km/hdryFalling (-1.3 hPa)
Sat 31 OctOvercast8° / -3°5 km/h, gusts 16dryRising (+1.9 hPa)

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Bull Lake, in brief

How big is Bull Lake?

Bull Lake covers about 14.1 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Bull Lake in?

Bull Lake is in MU 1-9, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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