Dimple Lake
MU 1-3, Vancouver Island
48.6831° N, 124.1253° W
- Surface area
- 6.7ha
- Maximum depth
- 9.1m
- 30 ft
- Elevation
- 269m
Open Dimple Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Dimple Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-3
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1993), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1993), Brook Trout (last recorded 1993)The newest of these fish records is from 1993.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 48.6831, -124.1253
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Fish on record at Dimple Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1993 | 1993 | 1 |
| Brook Trout | 1928 | 1993 | 3 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Dimple Lake
Best times of year at Dimple Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Dimple Lake fishing regulations
Trout catch and release; bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Dimple Lake
14.3 km of traced road to the shore by way of Lens Mainline. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 190 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 48.6831, -124.1253
Depth chart for Dimple Lake
9.1 mdeepest
Dimple Lake runs to 9.1 m (30 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Dimple Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1996.
The ice year at Dimple Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Dimple Lake froze in 50 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 13 December and 11 January, and ice-off between 5 January and 20 February. The median winter freezes on 27 December and opens on 22 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 21 February 2025, 20 days.
Dimple 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.
Dimple Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Dimple 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
- 6.1 Caverage year now
- 5.6 Caverage year then
- -11 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Dimple 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 | Partly cloudy | 17° / 5° | 10 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 9° | 9 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 7° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 4° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.2 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 4° | 5 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.4 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 6° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 7° | 5 km/h | dry | Steady |
Dimple Lake, in brief
What fish are in Dimple Lake?
Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1993), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1993), Brook Trout (last recorded 1993). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Dimple Lake in?
Dimple Lake is in MU 1-3, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Dimple Lake
- Lizard Lake 11 km away
- Bear Lake 15 km away
- Mayo Lake 18 km away
- Tadjiss Lake 19 km away
- Fairy Lake 20 km away
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