Eastmere Lake
MU 8-8, Okanagan
49.7411° N, 120.1878° W
- Surface area
- 9.4ha
- Elevation
- 1,413m
Open Eastmere Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Eastmere Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-8
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 49.7411, -120.1878
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Fish on record at Eastmere Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1953 | 2025 | 62 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Eastmere Lake
Best times of year at Eastmere Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Eastmere Lake fishing regulations
No Ice Fishing; Trout/char daily quota = 2; Bait ban; Motorized vehicle closure. Walk-in access only. See sign at trailhead. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Eastmere Lake
42.5 km of traced road to the shore by way of unsigned, Teepee Lakes Rd, Teepee Lakes Pl, Princeton-Summerland Rd and Belfort Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 290 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.7411, -120.1878
The ice year at Eastmere Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Eastmere Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 12 November, and ice-off between 10 May and 25 May. The median winter freezes on 6 November and opens on 18 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 29 October 2024 to 6 May 2025, 189 days.
Eastmere Lake is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Eastmere Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Eastmere Lake 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
- 3.7 Caverage year now
- 3.0 Caverage year then
- -4 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Eastmere 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 | 11° / -1° | 12 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 4° | 15 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Falling (-5.7 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 2° | 11 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Falling (-2.3 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -4° | 18 km/h, gusts 35 | dry | Rising (+12.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -5° | 14 km/h | dry | Rising (+6.4 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -6° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -6° | 9 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.1 hPa) |
Eastmere Lake, in brief
What fish are in Eastmere Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Eastmere Lake in?
Eastmere Lake is in MU 8-8, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Eastmere Lake
- Westmere Lake 1 km away
- Osprey Lake 3 km away
- Link Lake 5 km away
- Whitehead Lake 5 km away
- Saturday Lake 7 km away
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