Bunting Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.2617° N, 121.8547° W
- Surface area
- 40.9ha
- Maximum depth
- 9.1m
- 30 ft
- Elevation
- 1,012m
Open Bunting Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Bunting Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1971), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1971), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1971), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1971), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1971)The newest of these fish records is from 1971.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 52.2617, -121.8547
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Fish on record at Bunting Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1971 | 1971 | 1 |
| Largescale Sucker | 1971 | 1971 | 1 |
| Northern Pikeminnow | 1971 | 1971 | 1 |
| Peamouth Chub | 1971 | 1971 | 1 |
| Redside Shiner | 1971 | 1971 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Bunting Lake
Best times of year at Bunting Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Bunting Lake fishing regulations
Engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp). Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Bunting Lake
Coordinates: 52.2617, -121.8547
Camping and rec sites at Bunting Lake
- Bunting Lake
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Depth chart for Bunting Lake
9.1 mdeepest
Bunting Lake runs to 9.1 m (30 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Bunting Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1971.
The ice year at Bunting Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Bunting Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 14 November, and ice-off between 21 April and 11 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 2 May.
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 22 April 2025, 158 days.
Bunting 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.
Bunting Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Bunting Lake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.9 Csince the 1960s
- 4.1 Caverage year now
- 3.2 Caverage year then
- -8 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Bunting 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 | Partly cloudy | 9° / 3° | 15 km/h, gusts 34 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 1° | 16 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Falling (-6.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 17 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Rising (+4.0 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -3° | 10 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Rising (+11.0 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -1° | 4 km/h, gusts 45 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 6° / -3° | 5 km/h, gusts 42 | dry | Rising (+4.3 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Mainly clear | 9° / -2° | 9 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.4 hPa) |
Bunting Lake, in brief
What fish are in Bunting Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1971). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Bunting Lake in?
Bunting Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Bunting Lake
- Skulow Lake 6 km away
- Rose Lake 6 km away
- Dewar Lake 7 km away
- Solomon Lake 9 km away
- Dugan Lake 11 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.