Echo Lake
MU 8-10, Okanagan
50.0617° N, 119.2789° W
- Surface area
- 65ha
- Elevation
- 1,463m
Echo Lake is located approximately 50 km (31 mi) east of the North Okanagan community of Vernon , British Columbia. Follow BC Highway 6 to Lumby , and turn right onto Creighton Valley Road. Stay on Creighton Rd. for 22km (14mi) to Echo Lake. Echo lake is located with in Echo Lake Provincial Park.
Open Echo Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Trophy fish at Echo Lake
Echo Lake is known for trophy Lake trout to 10 lb.
- Rainbow trout to 6 lb
- Lake trout to 10 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.
Echo Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-10
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Lake TroutThe province's newest fish record here is from 2018.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 50.0617, -119.2789
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Fish on record at Echo Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1932 | 2018 | 71 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Echo Lake
Best times of year at Echo Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Echo Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Echo Lake yet.
Getting to Echo Lake
No organized campsites.
20.6 km of traced road to the shore by way of Beaver Lake Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 510 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 50.0617, -119.2789
Depth chart for Echo Lake
The Province sounded Echo Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1969. It runs to 3 sheets.
The ice year at Echo Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Echo Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 26 October and 7 November, and ice-off between 11 May and 31 May. The median winter freezes on 1 November and opens on 23 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 28 October 2024 to 9 May 2025, 193 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Echo 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.
Echo Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Echo Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.1 Csince the 1960s
- 4.0 Caverage year now
- 2.9 Caverage year then
- -11 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Echo 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 | 8° / 0° | 14 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 16 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Falling (-6.4 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 1° | 13 km/h, gusts 21 | dry | Falling (-3.0 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -3° | 13 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Rising (+11.8 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -6° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+7.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 2° / -7° | 10 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -7° | 5 km/h | dry | Steady |
Echo Lake, in brief
What fish are in Echo Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Which management unit is Echo Lake in?
Echo Lake is in MU 8-10, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Echo Lake
- Swalwell Lake 3 km away
- Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake) 4 km away
- Oyama Lake 5 km away
- Moore Lake 6 km away
- Crooked Lake 6 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.