Drum Lakes
MU 1-9, Vancouver Island
49.8408° N, 125.8814° W
- Surface area
- 32.1ha
- Maximum depth
- 24m
- 79 ft
- Elevation
- 314m
Open Drum Lakes in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Drum Lakes at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-9
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1986), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1990), Prickly SculpinThe newest of these fish records is from 2015.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 49.8408, -125.8814
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Fish on record at Drum Lakes
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1956 | 1986 | 5 |
| Dolly Varden | 1985 | 1990 | 2 |
| Prickly Sculpin | 1985 | 2015 | 3 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Drum Lakes
Best times of year at Drum Lakes
- May - June
- September - October
Drum Lakes fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Drum Lakes yet.
Getting to Drum Lakes
0.9 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 120 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.8408, -125.8814
Depth chart for Drum Lakes
24 mdeepest
Drum Lakes runs to 24 m (79 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Drum Lakes and published the depth chart surveyed in 1986. It runs to 2 sheets.
The ice year at Drum Lakes, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Drum Lakes froze in 55 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 December and 17 January, and ice-off between 26 January and 25 March. The median winter freezes on 26 December and opens on 23 February.
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 22 February 2025, 21 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Drum Lakes, so the general regional regulations apply.
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.
Drum Lakes climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Drum Lakes is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.7 Csince the 1960s
- 8.6 Caverage year now
- 7.8 Caverage year then
- -8 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Drum Lakes
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 | 15° / 4° | 17 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 5° | 9 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-4.9 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 12° / 4° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.4 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 3° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+9.5 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 6° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.0 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 7° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 9° | 4 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.0 hPa) |
Drum Lakes, in brief
What fish are in Drum Lakes?
Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1986), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1990). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Drum Lakes in?
Drum Lakes is in MU 1-9, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Drum Lakes
- Antler Lake 13 km away
- Hawarth Lake 13 km away
- Donner Lake 14 km away
- Tlools Lake 14 km away
- Star Lake 16 km away
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