Clanwilliam Lake
MU 3-34, Thompson-Nicola
50.9647° N, 118.3697° W
- Surface area
- 215.2ha
- Elevation
- 549m
Open Clanwilliam Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Clanwilliam Lake at a glance
- Region
- Thompson-Nicola
- Management unit
- MU 3-34
- Species
- Rainbow Trout
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.9647, -118.3697
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How to fish Clanwilliam Lake
Best times of year at Clanwilliam Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Clanwilliam Lake fishing regulations
Lake trout and bull trout (Dolly Varden) catch and release. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Clanwilliam Lake
0.9 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface.
Coordinates: 50.9647, -118.3697
The ice year at Clanwilliam Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Clanwilliam Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 9 November and 26 November, and ice-off between 27 March and 18 April. The median winter freezes on 19 November and opens on 8 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 November 2024 to 29 March 2025, 131 days.
Clanwilliam 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.
Clanwilliam Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Clanwilliam 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
- 6.2 Caverage year now
- 5.2 Caverage year then
- -10 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Clanwilliam 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 | 12° / 3° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Clear sky | 13° / 7° | 6 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-6.0 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 4° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.7 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 2° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.3 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Light drizzle | 10° / 1° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+7.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 1° | 5 km/h | dry | Rising (+3.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 0° | 5 km/h | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Clanwilliam Lake
- Three Valley Lake 8 km away
- Revelation Lake 11 km away
- Wap Lake 17 km away
- Greenbush Lake 20 km away
- Two Moon Lake 22 km away
All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.