Butler Lake
MU 8-6, Okanagan
49.6928° N, 120.5486° W
- Surface area
- 8.9ha
- Elevation
- 1,538m
Open Butler Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Butler Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-6
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 49.6928, -120.5486
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Fish on record at Butler Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1975 | 2025 | 43 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Butler Lake
Best times of year at Butler Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Butler Lake fishing regulations
No Ice Fishing; Trout/char daily quota = 2; Bait ban. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Butler Lake
Coordinates: 49.6928, -120.5486
Camping and rec sites at Butler Lake
- Butler Lake
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
The ice year at Butler Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Butler Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 23 October and 5 November, and ice-off between 21 May and 11 June. The median winter freezes on 29 October and opens on 31 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 28 October 2024 to 15 May 2025, 199 days.
Butler Lake is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Butler Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Butler Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.1 Csince the 1960s
- 5.6 Caverage year now
- 4.5 Caverage year then
- -16 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Butler 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 | Clear sky | 10° / -2° | 15 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 3° | 15 km/h, gusts 31 | dry | Falling (-6.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 0° | 11 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.9 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -4° | 15 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Rising (+12.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -7° | 14 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Rising (+6.2 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -8° | 10 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+2.3 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -9° | 5 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.4 hPa) |
Butler Lake, in brief
What fish are in Butler Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Butler Lake in?
Butler Lake is in MU 8-6, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Butler Lake
- Stringer Lake 2 km away
- Allison Lake 4 km away
- Rampart Lake 5 km away
- Dry Lake 7 km away
- Kump (Lost) Lake 8 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.