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Cameron Lakes

MU 7-31, Peace
55.8536° N, 121.8917° W

Map of Cameron Lakes: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.121°56′W121°55.5′W121°55′W121°54.5′W121°54′W121°53.5′W121°53′W121°52.5′W55°50.8′N55°51′N55°51.2′N55°51.5′N55°51.8′NCameron Lakes0500 mNMap of Cameron Lakes: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.121°54′W121°53′W55°51′N55°51.5′N0500 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
88.8ha
Maximum depth
3.8m
12 ft
Elevation
711m

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

Cameron Lakes at a glance

Region
Peace
Management unit
MU 7-31
Species
Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Bull Trout, Northern Pike (last recorded 1986), White Sucker (last recorded 1986), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1986)Species from our own lake research and angling reports.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
55.8536, -121.8917

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Fish on record at Cameron Lakes

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Northern Pike195819862
White Sucker195819862
Northern Pikeminnow198619861

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

How to fish Cameron Lakes

Best times of year at Cameron Lakes

  • May - June
  • September - October

Cameron Lakes fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Cameron Lakes yet.

Getting to Cameron Lakes

0.3 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 180 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Cameron Lakes, 0.3 km.Start of the traceLake shore250 m
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: 55.8536, -121.8917

Depth chart for Cameron Lakes

3.8 mdeepest

Cameron Lakes runs to 3.8 m (12 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Cameron Lakes and published the depth chart surveyed in 1986.

The ice year at Cameron Lakes, modelled

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

In the model Cameron Lakes froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 31 October and 14 November, and ice-off between 30 April and 14 May. The median winter freezes on 6 November and opens on 8 May.

Modelled ice season at Cameron Lakes: freeze-up most winters between 31 October and 14 November, ice-off between 30 April and 14 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 185 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 17 November 2024 to 24 April 2025, 158 days.

Cameron Lakes 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.

Cameron Lakes climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Cameron Lakes 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
  • 2.2 Caverage year now
  • 1.4 Caverage year then
  • -1 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Cameron Lakesdegrees C, yearly mean
-2 C2 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
921341771960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Cameron Lakes

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 OctOvercast10° / 2°23 km/h, gusts 53drySteady
Wed 21 OctLight drizzle12° / 5°22 km/h, gusts 50dryFalling (-6.3 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast8° / 1°13 km/h, gusts 30dryRising (+6.0 hPa)
Fri 23 OctPartly cloudy6° / -2°5 km/h, gusts 16dryRising (+13.5 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast4° / -2°4 km/h, gusts 16dryRising (+4.6 hPa)
Sun 25 OctPartly cloudy5° / -4°9 km/h, gusts 17dryRising (+4.2 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast8° / 1°18 km/h, gusts 36dryFalling (-8.9 hPa)

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Cameron Lakes, in brief

What fish are in Cameron Lakes?

Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Bull Trout, Northern Pike (last recorded 1986). Species from our own lake research and angling reports.

Which management unit is Cameron Lakes in?

Cameron Lakes is in MU 7-31, in the Peace. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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