Deception Lake
MU 5-15, Cariboo
52.1250° N, 120.6058° W
- Surface area
- 14.7ha
- Elevation
- 1,086m
Open Deception Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Deception Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-15
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Kokanee
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 52.125, -120.6058
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Fish on record at Deception Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1996 | 1996 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Deception Lake
Best times of year at Deception Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Deception Lake fishing regulations
Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Deception Lake
Coordinates: 52.125, -120.6058
The ice year at Deception Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Deception Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 27 October and 8 November, and ice-off between 9 May and 24 May. The median winter freezes on 2 November and opens on 17 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 15 November 2024 to 27 April 2025, 163 days.
Deception Lake is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Deception Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Deception 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
- 2.2 Caverage year now
- 1.2 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Deception 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 | 10° / 0° | 9 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 3° | 12 km/h, gusts 38 | dry | Falling (-9.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight snow | 8° / -1° | 11 km/h, gusts 33 | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -1° | 6 km/h, gusts 25 | dry | Rising (+13.9 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 5° / 1° | 5 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Falling (-1.9 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 7° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+4.9 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 10° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-3.0 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Deception Lake
- Gotchen Lake 6 km away
- Hendrix Lake 13 km away
- Cruiser Lake 14 km away
- No Name Lake 14 km away
- Bosk Lake 14 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.