Deep Lake
MU 8-22, Okanagan
50.2017° N, 119.2125° W
- Surface area
- 5.4ha
- Elevation
- 499m
Open Deep Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Deep Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-22
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 1999.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.2017, -119.2125
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Fish on record at Deep Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1928 | 1999 | 43 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Deep Lake
Best times of year at Deep Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Deep Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Deep Lake yet.
Getting to Deep Lake
6.0 km of traced road to the shore by way of King Edward Lake FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 120 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 50.2017, -119.2125
The ice year at Deep Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Deep Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 20 November and 7 December, and ice-off between 7 March and 30 March. The median winter freezes on 27 November and opens on 21 March.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 January 2025 to 4 March 2025, 46 days.
Deep 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.
Deep Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Deep Lake 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
- 9.2 Caverage year now
- 7.9 Caverage year then
- -16 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Deep 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 | 8° / 3° | 4 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Partly cloudy | 14° / 1° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 4° | 13 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Partly cloudy | 8° / 1° | 11 km/h, gusts 33 | dry | Rising (+10.9 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / 1° | 5 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Rising (+2.5 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 2° | 4 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Rising (+3.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Clear sky | 11° / 1° | 4 km/h | dry | Steady |
Deep Lake, in brief
What fish are in Deep Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Deep Lake in?
Deep Lake is in MU 8-22, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Deep Lake
- King Edward Lake 6 km away
- High Lake 6 km away
- Kaiser Bill Lake 6 km away
- Bear Lake 6 km away
- Becker Lake 8 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.