Eneas Lake
MU 8-8, Okanagan
49.7558° N, 119.9317° W
- Surface area
- 286ha
- Elevation
- 1,524m
Open Eneas Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Eneas Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-8
- Species
- Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1956)The province's newest fish record here is from 1956.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
- 49.7558, -119.9317
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Fish on record at Eneas Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1935 | 1956 | 14 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Eneas Lake
Best times of year at Eneas Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Eneas Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Eneas Lake yet.
Getting to Eneas Lake
25.4 km of traced road to the shore by way of Munro Lake FSR, McDougald Rd and Princeton Ave. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 700 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.7558, -119.9317
The ice year at Eneas Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Eneas Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 24 October and 5 November, and ice-off between 18 May and 6 June. The median winter freezes on 29 October and opens on 27 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 20 May 2025, 204 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Eneas 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.
Eneas Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Eneas 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
- 5.0 Caverage year now
- 4.3 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Eneas 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 | 9° / -2° | 12 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 3° | 13 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Falling (-5.9 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 1° | 12 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Falling (-2.8 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -3° | 17 km/h, gusts 34 | dry | Rising (+12.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -6° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+6.7 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -7° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 4° / -7° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
Eneas Lake, in brief
What fish are in Eneas Lake?
Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1956). Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Which management unit is Eneas Lake in?
Eneas 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 Eneas Lake
- Munro Lake 5 km away
- Chapman Lake 8 km away
- Headwater Lakes (1) Lake 8 km away
- Peachland Lake 9 km away
- Headwater Lakes 9 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.