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Fawn Lake

MU 5-1, Cariboo
51.5519° N, 120.9817° W

Map of Fawn Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.121°00.5′W121°00′W120°59.5′W120°59′W120°58.5′W51°32.8′N51°33′N51°33.2′N51°33.5′NFawn Lake0250500 mNMap of Fawn Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°59′W51°32.5′N51°33′N51°33.5′NFawn Lake0500 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
53.9ha
Maximum depth
8.8m
29 ft
Elevation
1,101m

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Fawn Lake at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-1
Species
Rainbow Trout, Lake ChubThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
51.5519, -120.9817

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Fish on record at Fawn Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1952202693
Lake Chub196020167

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

How to fish Fawn Lake

Best times of year at Fawn Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Fawn Lake fishing regulations

Trout daily quota = 2; Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Fawn Lake

There is a resort located on Fawn Lake and a public access road to the water.

5.0 km of traced road to the shore by way of Fawn Lake Rd and Fawn Creek Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 320 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Fawn Lake, 5.0 km.Start of the traceLake shore1 km
The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 51.5519, -120.9817

Depth chart for Fawn Lake

8.8 mdeepest

Fawn Lake runs to 8.8 m (29 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Fawn Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1961. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Fawn Lake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Fawn Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 3 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 24 April and 12 May. The median winter freezes on 8 November and opens on 2 May.

Modelled ice season at Fawn Lake: freeze-up most winters between 3 November and 16 November, ice-off between 24 April and 12 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 176 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 15 November 2024 to 15 April 2025, 151 days.

Fawn 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.

Fawn Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Fawn 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
  • 3.8 Caverage year now
  • 2.7 Caverage year then
  • -12 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Fawn Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
0 C3 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
921371821960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Fawn 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.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctMainly clear10° / -2°15 km/h, gusts 28drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast13° / 2°15 km/h, gusts 31dryFalling (-9.7 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle7° / -1°20 km/h, gusts 43dryRising (+2.9 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast5° / -3°13 km/h, gusts 25dryRising (+13.3 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast4° / -1°10 km/h, gusts 18dryFalling (-2.0 hPa)
Sun 25 OctMainly clear5° / -4°10 km/h, gusts 23dryRising (+5.7 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast8° / -1°13 km/h, gusts 21dryFalling (-3.0 hPa)

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Fawn Lake, in brief

What fish are in Fawn Lake?

Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Fawn Lake in?

Fawn Lake is in MU 5-1, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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