Cecil Lake
MU 7-33, Peace
56.3367° N, 120.6017° W
- Surface area
- 701.9ha
- Elevation
- 704m
Open Cecil Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Cecil Lake at a glance
- Region
- Peace
- Management unit
- MU 7-33
- Species
- Rainbow Trout
- Lake size
- Large Water (> 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 56.3367, -120.6017
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How to fish Cecil Lake
Best times of year at Cecil Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Cecil Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Cecil Lake yet.
Getting to Cecil Lake
31.2 km of traced road to the shore by way of Siphon Creek Rd, Cecil Lake Rd, Rose Prairie Rd and 100 St. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 1010 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 56.3367, -120.6017
The ice year at Cecil Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Cecil Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 24 October and 5 November, and ice-off between 1 May and 15 May. The median winter freezes on 31 October and opens on 8 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 25 October 2024 to 26 April 2025, 183 days.
Cecil 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.
Cecil Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Cecil 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
- 2.1 Caverage year now
- 1.3 Caverage year then
- +1 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Cecil 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 | Overcast | 10° / 0° | 25 km/h, gusts 48 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Light drizzle | 12° / 5° | 19 km/h, gusts 35 | dry | Falling (-6.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight snow showers | 8° / 1° | 20 km/h, gusts 35 | 3 mm | Rising (+5.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Slight snow showers | 4° / -2° | 13 km/h, gusts 24 | 0 mm | Rising (+14.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 3° / -5° | 10 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+4.3 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 2° / -6° | 15 km/h, gusts 27 | dry | Rising (+5.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -1° | 17 km/h, gusts 34 | dry | Falling (-10.1 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Cecil Lake
- Charlie Lake 25 km away
- Stewart Lake 54 km away
- Big Lake 68 km away
- Inga Lake 71 km away
- Sundance Lake 84 km away
All 54 lakes in the Peace, with today's conditions on each.