D Lake
MU 1-13, Vancouver Island
50.5161° N, 127.4450° W
- Surface area
- 2.4ha
- Elevation
- 53m
Open D Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
D Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-13
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1980)The newest of these fish records is from 2008.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 50.5161, -127.445
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Fish on record at D Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1989 | 2008 | 21 |
| Sculpin (General) | 1980 | 1980 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish D Lake
Best times of year at D Lake
- May - June
- September - October
D Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for D Lake yet.
Getting to D Lake
0.4 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 90 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 50.5161, -127.445
The ice year at D Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model D Lake froze in 42 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 20 December and 25 January, and ice-off between 10 January and 12 February. The median winter freezes on 31 December and opens on 24 January.
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 18 February 2025, 17 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for D Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.
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.
D Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above D 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
- -9 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at D 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 | Overcast | 12° / 6° | 7 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 14° / 6° | 9 km/h, gusts 18 | 3 mm | Falling (-6.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 12° / 5° | 10 km/h, gusts 25 | 1 mm | Rising (+6.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 11° / 4° | 7 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Rising (+7.0 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Slight rain showers | 7° / 5° | 8 km/h, gusts 17 | 34 mm | Falling (-3.4 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Light drizzle | 14° / 6° | 4 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Falling (-1.3 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 6° | 3 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Steady |
D Lake, in brief
What fish are in D Lake?
Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is D Lake in?
D Lake is in MU 1-13, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near D Lake
- Beaver Lake 13 km away
- Misty Lake 16 km away
- Victoria Lake 17 km away
- Kathleen Lake 17 km away
- Three Isle Lake 18 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.