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Claud Elliott Lake

MU 1-10, Vancouver Island
50.3053° N, 126.5533° W

Map of Claud Elliott Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.126°35′W126°34.5′W126°34′W126°33.5′W126°33′W126°32.5′W50°18′N50°18.2′N50°18.5′N50°18.8′NClaud Elliott Lake0250500 mNMap of Claud Elliott Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.126°33.5′W126°33′W50°18′N50°18.2′N50°18.5′N50°18.8′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
48.5ha
Elevation
308m

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

Claud Elliott Lake at a glance

Region
Vancouver Island
Management unit
MU 1-10
Species
Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1995), Kokanee (last recorded 1990), Steelhead (last recorded 1995), Coho Salmon (last recorded 1976)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
50.3053, -126.5533

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Fish on record at Claud Elliott Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout199519951
Dolly Varden199019952
Kokanee199019902
Steelhead199519951
Coho Salmon197619761

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

How to fish Claud Elliott Lake

Best times of year at Claud Elliott Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Claud Elliott Lake fishing regulations

No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Claud Elliott Lake

10.7 km of traced road to the shore by way of Nimpkish Main South FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 480 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Claud Elliott Lake, 10.7 km.Start of the traceLake shore1 km
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: 50.3053, -126.5533

Depth chart for Claud Elliott Lake

The Province sounded Claud Elliott Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1991.

The ice year at Claud Elliott Lake, modelled

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

In the model Claud Elliott Lake froze in 55 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 December and 17 January, and ice-off between 29 January and 18 March. The median winter freezes on 23 December and opens on 23 February.

Modelled ice season at Claud Elliott Lake: freeze-up most winters between 2 December and 17 January, ice-off between 29 January and 18 March.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-off

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 February 2025 to 23 February 2025, 22 days.

Claud Elliott 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.

Claud Elliott Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Claud Elliott Lake is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.7 Csince the 1960s
  • 3.5 Caverage year now
  • 2.8 Caverage year then
  • -11 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Claud Elliott Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
1 C3 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
631261901960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Claud Elliott 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.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctMainly clear11° / 6°3 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctModerate rain12° / 5°7 km/h1 mmFalling (-2.9 hPa)
Thu 22 OctSlight rain8° / 3°16 km/h, gusts 39dryRising (+4.4 hPa)
Fri 23 OctHeavy rain11° / 1°9 km/h, gusts 212 mmRising (+7.7 hPa)
Sat 24 OctHeavy rain6° / 2°7 km/h, gusts 5228 mmFalling (-3.5 hPa)
Sun 25 OctSlight rain15° / 4°4 km/h, gusts 301 mmFalling (-1.8 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast17° / 8°5 km/h, gusts 22drySteady

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Claud Elliott Lake, in brief

What fish are in Claud Elliott Lake?

Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1995), Kokanee (last recorded 1990), Steelhead (last recorded 1995), Coho Salmon (last recorded 1976). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Claud Elliott Lake in?

Claud Elliott Lake is in MU 1-10, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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