Douglas Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.4131° N, 121.3189° W
- Surface area
- 20ha
- Maximum depth
- 14m
- 46 ft
- Elevation
- 882m
Open Douglas Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Douglas Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1978), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1978), Minnow (General) (last recorded 1978), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1978), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1978), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1978)The newest of these fish records is from 1978.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 52.4131, -121.3189
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Fish on record at Douglas Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
| Largescale Sucker | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
| Minnow (General) | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
| Northern Pikeminnow | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
| Peamouth Chub | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
| Redside Shiner | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Douglas Lake
Best times of year at Douglas Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Douglas Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Douglas Lake yet.
Getting to Douglas Lake
14.1 km of traced road to the shore by way of Little Horsefly Rd and Horsefly Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 290 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 52.4131, -121.3189
Depth chart for Douglas Lake
14 mdeepest
Douglas Lake runs to 14 m (46 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Douglas Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1979.
The ice year at Douglas Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Douglas Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 6 November and 21 November, and ice-off between 1 May and 19 May. The median winter freezes on 13 November and opens on 10 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 21 November 2024 to 22 April 2025, 152 days.
Douglas 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.
Douglas Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Douglas 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
- 5.4 Caverage year now
- 4.4 Caverage year then
- -11 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Douglas 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° / 0° | 6 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 1° | 6 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Falling (-10.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 8° / 0° | 16 km/h, gusts 36 | dry | Rising (+3.3 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -1° | 6 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Rising (+12.9 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 9° / 1° | 4 km/h, gusts 10 | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 7° / -3° | 5 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Rising (+6.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -2° | 1 km/h, gusts 10 | dry | Falling (-2.3 hPa) |
Douglas Lake, in brief
What fish are in Douglas Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1978). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Douglas Lake in?
Douglas Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Douglas Lake
- Wawn Lake 6 km away
- Antoine Lake 11 km away
- Jacques Lake 12 km away
- Patenaude Lake 15 km away
- Keno Lake 15 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.