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Cusheon Lake

MU 1-1, Vancouver Island
48.8156° N, 123.4672° W

Map of Cusheon Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.123°29.2′W123°29′W123°28.8′W123°28.5′W123°28.2′W123°28′W123°27.8′W123°27.5′W48°48.8′N48°49′N48°49.2′NCusheon Lake0250500 mNMap of Cusheon Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.123°28.5′W123°28′W123°27.5′W48°48.5′N48°48.8′N48°49′N48°49.2′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
28.2ha
Maximum depth
9.1m
30 ft
Elevation
92m

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Cusheon Lake at a glance

Region
Vancouver Island
Management unit
MU 1-1
Species
Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1951), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1995), Threespine Stickleback (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
48.8156, -123.4672

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Fish on record at Cusheon Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Smallmouth Bass2001201214
Rainbow Trout194719514
Sculpin (General)199519951
Threespine Stickleback199519951

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

How to fish Cusheon Lake

Best times of year at Cusheon Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Cusheon Lake fishing regulations

Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Cusheon Lake

1.2 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 140 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Cusheon Lake, 1.2 km.Start of the traceLake shore500 m
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: 48.8156, -123.4672

Depth chart for Cusheon Lake

9.1 mdeepest

Cusheon Lake runs to 9.1 m (30 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Cusheon Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1973.

The ice year at Cusheon Lake, modelled

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

In the model Cusheon Lake froze in 37 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 17 December and 11 January, and ice-off between 7 January and 4 February. The median winter freezes on 28 December and opens on 16 January.

Modelled ice season at Cusheon Lake: freeze-up most winters between 17 December and 11 January, ice-off between 7 January and 4 February.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 2 February 2025 to 19 February 2025, 17 days.

Cusheon 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.

Cusheon Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Cusheon Lake is 0.5 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.5 Csince the 1960s
  • 7.3 Caverage year now
  • 6.8 Caverage year then
  • -11 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Cusheon Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
5 C7 C9 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
651961960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Cusheon 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 OctClear sky15° / 5°22 km/h, gusts 28drySteady
Wed 21 OctFog14° / 4°12 km/hdryFalling (-3.6 hPa)
Thu 22 OctFog14° / 4°34 km/hdryRising (+2.4 hPa)
Fri 23 OctFog12° / 4°31 km/hdryRising (+8.0 hPa)
Sat 24 OctHeavy rain9° / 5°7 km/h, gusts 6015 mmFalling (-2.0 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast14° / 6°11 km/h, gusts 41dryRising (+1.2 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast15° / 7°8 km/h, gusts 23drySteady

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Cusheon Lake, in brief

What fish are in Cusheon Lake?

Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1951). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Cusheon Lake in?

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

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