Flapjack Lake
MU 3-39, Thompson-Nicola
51.5689° N, 120.4114° W
- Surface area
- 21.9ha
- Maximum depth
- 12.2m
- 40 ft
- Elevation
- 1,368m
Open Flapjack Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Flapjack Lake at a glance
- Region
- Thompson-Nicola
- Management unit
- MU 3-39
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1978)The newest of these fish records is from 1978.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 51.5689, -120.4114
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Fish on record at Flapjack Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Flapjack Lake
Best times of year at Flapjack Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Flapjack Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Flapjack Lake
9.9 km of traced road to the shore by way of Taweel Lake FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 260 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 51.5689, -120.4114
Depth chart for Flapjack Lake
12.2 mdeepest
Flapjack Lake runs to 12.2 m (40 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Flapjack Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1968.
The ice year at Flapjack Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Flapjack Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 25 October and 7 November, and ice-off between 14 May and 1 June. The median winter freezes on 31 October 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 21 October 2024 to 10 May 2025, 201 days.
Flapjack 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.
Flapjack Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Flapjack 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
- 1.8 Caverage year now
- 0.9 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Flapjack 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° / -2° | 11 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 9° / -1° | 7 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-7.7 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -1° | 18 km/h, gusts 42 | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -3° | 15 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Rising (+13.5 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 2° / -2° | 7 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -3° | 8 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Rising (+3.9 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Steady |
Flapjack Lake, in brief
What fish are in Flapjack Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1978). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Flapjack Lake in?
Flapjack Lake is in MU 3-39, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Flapjack Lake
- Lost Horse Lake 1 km away
- Friendly Lake 4 km away
- Deer Lake 4 km away
- Ta Hoola Lake 5 km away
- Hardcastle Lake 6 km away
All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.