Cheam Lake
Lower Mainland
49.1928° N, 121.7542° W
- Surface area
- 59.4ha
- Elevation
- 33m
Open Cheam Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Cheam Lake at a glance
- Region
- Lower Mainland
- Species
- Rainbow Trout
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.1928, -121.7542
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How to fish Cheam Lake
Best times of year at Cheam Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Cheam Lake fishing regulations
No Fishing. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Cheam Lake
1.3 km of traced road to the shore by way of Wildrose Dr, Gray Rd and Yale Rd E. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 610 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.1928, -121.7542
The ice year at Cheam Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Cheam Lake froze in 55 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 19 December and 19 January, and ice-off between 16 January and 27 February. The median winter freezes on 31 December and opens on 8 February.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 2 February 2025 to 22 February 2025, 20 days.
Cheam 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.
Cheam Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Cheam Lake is 1.0 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.0 Csince the 1960s
- 8.8 Caverage year now
- 7.8 Caverage year then
- -13 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Cheam 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 | 19° / 8° | 14 km/h, gusts 35 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 19° / 10° | 11 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.9 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 8° | 8 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 6° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 6° | 11 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Rising (+3.0 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 6° | 12 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 20° / 6° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.1 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Cheam Lake
- Jerry Sulina Park Pond 7 km away
- Wahleach (Jones) Lake 11 km away
- Foley Lake 15 km away
- Morris Lake 16 km away
- Sardis Park Pond 16 km away
All 133 lakes in the Lower Mainland, with today's conditions on each.