Dodd Lake

MU 2-12, Lower Mainland
49.9500° N, 124.3011° W

WaterRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 722ha
Maximum depth: 143.3m; 470 ft
Elevation: 186m
Campsites: 3; At Chipmunk Peninsula (Dodd Lake) rec site

Open Dodd Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Trophy fish at Dodd Lake

Dodd Lake is known for trophy Cutthroat trout to 1 lb.

Cutthroat trout to 1 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Dodd Lake at a glance

Region: Lower Mainland
Management unit: MU 2-12
Species: Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1993), Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1994), Kokanee (last recorded 1993), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1993), Coho Salmon (last recorded 1993), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1993), Cultus Lake Sculpin (last recorded 1993)The newest of these fish records is from 1994.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Large Water (> 500 ha)
Ice fishing: Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates: 49.95, -124.3011

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Fish on record at Dodd Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Cutthroat Trout	1970	1993	3
Coastal Cutthroat Trout	1994	1994	1
Kokanee	1970	1993	3
Dolly Varden	1993	1993	2
Coho Salmon	1993	1993	1
Sculpin (General)	1993	1993	2
Cultus Lake Sculpin	1993	1993	1

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

How to fish Dodd Lake

Best times of year at Dodd Lake

May - June
September - October

Dodd Lake fishing regulations

Wild trout/char daily quota = 2 (no wild trout over 40 cm); single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Dodd Lake

Coordinates: 49.95, -124.3011

Camping and rec sites at Dodd Lake

Chipmunk Peninsula (Dodd Lake)
Campsites
3 designated
To the shore
5 m

Access: Portage from Beaver Lake or paddle across from the main Dodd Lake site.
Coordinates: 49.942859, -124.295523
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Dodd Lake
Campsites
12 designated
To the shore
148 m

Coordinates: 49.944581, -124.316755
North Dodd Lake
Campsites
2 designated
To the shore
148 m

Coordinates: 49.993442, -124.280362

Depth chart for Dodd Lake

143.3 mdeepest

Dodd Lake runs to 143.3 m (470 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Dodd Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1972.

Depth chart (PDF)

The ice year at Dodd Lake, modelled

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

The model treats Dodd Lake as too large and deep to freeze over, so it gives no freeze-up or ice-off dates. On air temperature alone it would have frozen in 55 of 65 winters since 1960.

Dodd 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.

Dodd Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Dodd Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

+0.8 Csince the 1960s
5.7 Caverage year now
4.9 Caverage year then
-7 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Dodd Lakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Dodd 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	16° / 4°	13 km/h	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	16° / 8°	12 km/h	dry	Falling (-5.4 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	14° / 5°	9 km/h	dry	Steady
Fri 23 Oct	Partly cloudy	14° / 4°	9 km/h	dry	Rising (+10.2 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	15° / 5°	8 km/h	dry	Rising (+3.0 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Partly cloudy	17° / 5°	9 km/h	dry	Falling (-1.0 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	17° / 7°	8 km/h	dry	Falling (-1.1 hPa)

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Dodd Lake, in brief

What fish are in Dodd Lake?

Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1993), Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1994), Kokanee (last recorded 1993), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1993), Coho Salmon (last recorded 1993). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Dodd Lake in?

Dodd Lake is in MU 2-12, in the Lower Mainland. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Dodd Lake

Beaver Lake 2 km away
Ireland Lake 2 km away
Little Horseshoe Lake 3 km away
Lewis Lake 4 km away
Nanton Lake 4 km away

All 133 lakes in the Lower Mainland, with today's conditions on each.