Ellison Lake
MU 8-10, Okanagan
49.9928° N, 119.3958° W
- Surface area
- 201.9ha
- Maximum depth
- 4.3m
- 14 ft
- Elevation
- 426m
Open Ellison Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Ellison Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-10
- Species
- Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1974), Northern Pikeminnow, Carp (last recorded 1995), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1974), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1974), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1974), Minnow (General) (last recorded 1973), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1972), Lake Chub (last recorded 1958), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1958)The newest of these fish records is from 2011.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.9928, -119.3958
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Fish on record at Ellison Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | 2011 | 2011 | 9 |
| Rainbow Trout | 1974 | 1974 | 1 |
| Northern Pikeminnow | 1958 | 2011 | 13 |
| Carp | 1958 | 1995 | 7 |
| Peamouth Chub | 1958 | 1974 | 5 |
| Redside Shiner | 1958 | 1974 | 3 |
| Largescale Sucker | 1974 | 1974 | 1 |
| Minnow (General) | 1973 | 1973 | 1 |
| Sucker (General) | 1969 | 1972 | 2 |
| Lake Chub | 1958 | 1958 | 2 |
| Sculpin (General) | 1958 | 1958 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Ellison Lake
Best times of year at Ellison Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Ellison Lake fishing regulations
Yellow perch daily quota = 20. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Ellison Lake
1.8 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 480 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.9928, -119.3958
Depth chart for Ellison Lake
4.3 mdeepest
Ellison Lake runs to 4.3 m (14 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Ellison Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1971.
The ice year at Ellison Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Ellison Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 30 November and 23 December, and ice-off between 23 February and 25 March. The median winter freezes on 12 December and opens on 13 March.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 13 January 2025 to 3 March 2025, 49 days.
Ellison 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.
Ellison Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Ellison Lake is 1.3 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.3 Csince the 1960s
- 8.9 Caverage year now
- 7.6 Caverage year then
- -17 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Ellison 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 | 14° / 0° | 8 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 20° / 7° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-6.4 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 6° | 10 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 2° | 16 km/h, gusts 27 | dry | Rising (+11.9 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 0° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+7.7 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 10° / -1° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 11° / -2° | 5 km/h | dry | Steady |
Ellison Lake, in brief
What fish are in Ellison Lake?
Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1974). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Ellison Lake in?
Ellison 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 Ellison Lake
- Wood Lake 10 km away
- Okanagan Lake 11 km away
- Echo Lake 11 km away
- James Lake 11 km away
- Moore Lake 12 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.