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Dutch Lake

MU 3-40, Thompson-Nicola
51.6517° N, 120.0564° W

Map of Dutch Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°04.5′W120°04.2′W120°04′W120°03.8′W120°03.5′W120°03.2′W120°03′W51°39′N51°39.2′NDutch Lake0250 mNMap of Dutch Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°03.5′W120°03′W51°38.8′N51°39′N51°39.2′NDutch Lake0250 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
53.9ha
Maximum depth
40.8m
134 ft
Elevation
403m

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

Dutch Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-40
Species
Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Brook Trout, Redside Shiner (last recorded 1957)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
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
51.6517, -120.0564

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Fish on record at Dutch Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1925202690
Kokanee2007202625
Brook Trout199820069
Redside Shiner195719571

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

How to fish Dutch Lake

Best times of year at Dutch Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Dutch Lake fishing regulations

Engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp). Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Dutch Lake

1.3 km of traced road to the shore by way of Dutch Lake Rd and E Old North Thompson Hwy. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 360 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Dutch Lake, 1.3 km.Start of the traceLake shore250 m
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: 51.6517, -120.0564

Depth chart for Dutch Lake

40.8 mdeepest

Dutch Lake runs to 40.8 m (134 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Dutch Lake and published the depth chart.

The ice year at Dutch Lake, modelled

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

In the model Dutch Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 9 November and 25 November, and ice-off between 16 March and 7 April. The median winter freezes on 18 November and opens on 28 March.

Modelled ice season at Dutch Lake: freeze-up most winters between 9 November and 25 November, ice-off between 16 March and 7 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 129 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 15 November 2024 to 7 March 2025, 112 days.

Dutch 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.

Dutch Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Dutch 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
  • 4.8 Caverage year now
  • 3.9 Caverage year then
  • -7 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Dutch Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
2 C4 C7 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
741221701960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Dutch 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 OctClear sky10° / 4°4 km/h, gusts 12drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast14° / 4°7 km/h, gusts 14dryFalling (-5.6 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast14° / 3°9 km/hdryFalling (-1.2 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast9° / 2°6 km/h, gusts 29dryRising (+12.0 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast9° / 2°4 km/h, gusts 35drySteady
Sun 25 OctPartly cloudy10° / 2°4 km/h, gusts 33dryRising (+4.3 hPa)
Mon 26 OctMainly clear12° / 2°4 km/hdryFalling (-1.6 hPa)

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Dutch Lake, in brief

What fish are in Dutch Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Brook Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Dutch Lake in?

Dutch Lake is in MU 3-40, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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