Clear Lake (Quadra Island)
MU 1-15, Vancouver Island
50.2256° N, 125.2447° W
- Surface area
- 98ha
- Elevation
- 57m
Open Clear Lake (Quadra Island) in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Clear Lake (Quadra Island) at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-15
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1991), Cultus Lake Sculpin (last recorded 1991), Prickly Sculpin (last recorded 1991), Stickleback (General) (last recorded 1991)
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.2256, -125.2447
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Fish on record at Clear Lake (Quadra Island)
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultus Lake Sculpin | 1991 | 1991 | 1 |
| Prickly Sculpin | 1991 | 1991 | 1 |
| Stickleback (General) | 1991 | 1991 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Clear Lake (Quadra Island)
Best times of year at Clear Lake (Quadra Island)
- May - June
- September - October
Clear Lake (Quadra Island) fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Clear Lake (Quadra Island)
Coordinates: 50.2256, -125.2447
The ice year at Clear Lake (Quadra Island), modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Clear Lake (Quadra Island) froze in 61 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 December and 10 January, and ice-off between 22 January and 19 March. The median winter freezes on 20 December and opens on 14 February.
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 24 February 2025, 23 days.
Clear Lake (Quadra Island) 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.
Clear Lake (Quadra Island) climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Clear Lake (Quadra Island) is 1.3 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.3 Csince the 1960s
- 8.1 Caverage year now
- 6.8 Caverage year then
- -21 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Clear Lake (Quadra Island)
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 | 16° / 5° | 13 km/h, gusts 25 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 4° | 6 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Falling (-5.9 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 6° | 20 km/h, gusts 46 | dry | Rising (+4.5 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 15 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Rising (+8.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 8° / 5° | 11 km/h, gusts 22 | 8 mm | Falling (-1.3 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 4° | 8 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 6° | 4 km/h, gusts 10 | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Clear Lake (Quadra Island)
- Little Main Lake (Quadra Island) 2 km away
- Main Lake (Quadra Island) 3 km away
- Stramberg Lake 4 km away
- Village Bay Lake 6 km away
- Morte Lake 10 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.