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Dugan Lake

MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.1700° N, 121.9047° W

Map of Dugan Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.121°55.5′W121°55′W121°54.5′W121°54′W121°53.5′W52°10′N52°10.2′N52°10.5′NDugan LakeDugan Lake rec site23 campsites, 109 m to shore0250500 mNMap of Dugan Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.121°54.5′W121°54′W52°09.8′N52°10′N52°10.2′N52°10.5′NDugan LakeDugan Lake rec site23 campsites, 109 m to shore0500 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough 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
95.5ha
Maximum depth
14m
46 ft
Elevation
930m
Campsites
23
At Dugan Lake rec site

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Trophy fish at Dugan Lake

Dugan Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 8 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 8 lb
  • Brook trout to 4 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.

Dugan Lake at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-2
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Brown Trout (last recorded 1974)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
52.17, -121.9047

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Fish on record at Dugan Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1961202664
Brook Trout1961202686
Kokanee202220265
Brown Trout197419741

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

How to fish Dugan Lake

Best times of year at Dugan Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Dugan Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Dugan Lake yet.

Getting to Dugan Lake

Dugan Lake offers a large open & treed BC Forest Service campsite: RV accessible

8.0 km of traced road to the campground by way of Dugan Lake Access No 1 Rd, Horsefly Rd and Likely Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface.

The road route traced to Campground at Dugan Lake, 8.0 km.Start of the traceCampground1 km
The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 52.17, -121.9047

Camping and rec sites at Dugan Lake

  • Dugan Lake
    Campsites
    23 designated
    To the shore
    109 m

    Access: From Hwy 97 at 150 Mile House, turn East onto the Horsefly Likely Road, at 5km, stay East heading towards Horsefly, travel 3km and site is on the right.
    Coordinates: 52.165453, -121.910757

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Dugan Lake

14 mdeepest

Dugan Lake runs to 14 m (46 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Dugan Lake and published the depth chart.

The ice year at Dugan Lake, modelled

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

In the model Dugan Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 17 April and 5 May. The median winter freezes on 8 November and opens on 27 April.

Modelled ice season at Dugan Lake: freeze-up most winters between 2 November and 16 November, ice-off between 17 April and 5 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 168 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 14 November 2024 to 17 April 2025, 154 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Dugan Lake, 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.

Dugan Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Dugan Lake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.9 Csince the 1960s
  • 4.7 Caverage year now
  • 3.9 Caverage year then
  • -7 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Dugan Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
1 C4 C7 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
711191671960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Dugan 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.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctPartly cloudy10° / -1°14 km/h, gusts 28drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast13° / 2°15 km/h, gusts 28dryFalling (-9.8 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast6° / -1°15 km/h, gusts 35dryRising (+4.0 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast5° / -2°6 km/h, gusts 14dryRising (+12.7 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast6° / 0°6 km/h, gusts 15dryFalling (-1.7 hPa)
Sun 25 OctMainly clear6° / -4°5 km/h, gusts 17dryRising (+5.8 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast7° / -1°6 km/h, gusts 14dryFalling (-2.7 hPa)

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Dugan Lake, in brief

What fish are in Dugan Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Brown Trout (last recorded 1974). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Dugan Lake in?

Dugan 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.

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