Echo Lake
MU 1-6, Vancouver Island
49.9864° N, 125.4100° W
- Surface area
- 24.1ha
- Maximum depth
- 14m
- 46 ft. Province survey, 1977
- Elevation
- 216m
Echo Lake is located 20 km (12.5 miles) southwest of Campbell River via Highway 28 to Gold River .
Open Echo Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Echo Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-6
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Threespine Stickleback, Prickly SculpinThe 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
- 49.9864, -125.41
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Fish on record at Echo Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1941 | 2026 | 120 |
| Cutthroat Trout | 1988 | 2002 | 18 |
| Dolly Varden | 2001 | 2002 | 5 |
| Threespine Stickleback | 2002 | 2022 | 10 |
| Prickly Sculpin | 2001 | 2017 | 3 |
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
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Echo Lake
Campsites are located nearby and full boat launching facilities are provided. (Note: electric motors only.)
1.0 km of traced road to the shore by way of Elk River Mainline. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 170 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.9864, -125.41
Depth chart for Echo Lake
14 mdeepest5.8 mmean
Echo Lake runs to 14 m (46 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1977.
The mean of 5.8 m (19 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in January 1977.
The Province sounded Echo Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1977.
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 55 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 5 December and 10 January, and ice-off between 8 February and 2 April. The median winter freezes on 24 December and opens on 3 March.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 February 2025 to 23 February 2025, 22 days.
Echo 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.
Echo Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Echo 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
- 7.7 Caverage year now
- 6.8 Caverage year then
- -13 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 | Mainly clear | 16° / 4° | 8 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 5° | 6 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-5.9 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 5° | 16 km/h, gusts 36 | dry | Rising (+4.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 3° | 9 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Rising (+8.5 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Slight rain | 7° / 6° | 4 km/h, gusts 9 | 12 mm | Falling (-1.1 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 5° | 8 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Falling (-1.8 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 6° | 6 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Steady |
Echo Lake, in brief
What fish are in Echo Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Echo Lake in?
Echo Lake is in MU 1-6, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Echo Lake
- Lower Campbell Lake 6 km away
- Quinsam Lake 6 km away
- Snakehead Lake 7 km away
- John Hart Lake 8 km away
- Reginald Lake 9 km away
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