Durrance Lake
MU 1-1, Vancouver Island
48.5478° N, 123.4775° W
- Surface area
- 7.8ha
- Maximum depth
- 16m
- 52 ft. Province survey, 1968
- Elevation
- 135m
Open Durrance Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Durrance Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-1
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed, Threespine Stickleback (last recorded 1981), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1958), Stickleback (General) (last recorded 1958)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 48.5478, -123.4775
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What people catch at Durrance Lake
A small urban fishery in Mount Work Regional Park, stocked with catchable rainbows in spring and fall. Expect a stocked trout, not a big one. Smallmouth bass and sunfish, both introduced, are the summer fish.
- Rainbow Trout Stocked
Typically catchable size at release, stocked in spring and fall
Summer is often too warm for good trout fishing here.
Source: Fishing with Rod - Smallmouth Bass Wild
Typically more active in the warmer months
Introduced, along with several sunfish species.
Source: Fishing with Rod
The rule that shapes it. Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Fish on record at Durrance Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1955 | 2026 | 130 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 1958 | 2002 | 7 |
| Pumpkinseed | 1981 | 2002 | 3 |
| Threespine Stickleback | 1981 | 1981 | 1 |
| Sculpin (General) | 1958 | 1958 | 1 |
| Stickleback (General) | 1958 | 1958 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Durrance Lake
Best times of year at Durrance Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Durrance Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Durrance Lake
3.8 km of traced road to the shore by way of Willis Point Rd and Wallace Dr. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 180 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 48.5478, -123.4775
Depth chart for Durrance Lake
16 mdeepest6.3 mmean
Durrance Lake runs to 16 m (52 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1968.
The mean of 6.3 m (21 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in January 1968.
The Province sounded Durrance Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1968. It runs to 2 sheets.
The ice year at Durrance Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Durrance Lake froze in only 25 of the 65 winters since 1960, too few to give it usual dates.
Durrance 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.
Durrance Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Durrance 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
- 9.5 Caverage year now
- 8.7 Caverage year then
- -3 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Durrance 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 | Clear sky | 16° / 5° | 16 km/h, gusts 27 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 20° / 11° | 10 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 7° | 8 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 5° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.2 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 4° | 10 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Rising (+2.5 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 6° | 10 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-1.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 7° | 7 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Steady |
Durrance Lake, in brief
What fish are in Durrance Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Coastal Cutthroat Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Durrance Lake in?
Durrance Lake is in MU 1-1, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Durrance Lake
- Prospect Lake 5 km away
- Elk / Beaver Lake 6 km away
- Spectacle Lake 8 km away
- Prior Lake 8 km away
- Thetis Lake 9 km away
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