Fly Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
51.9061° N, 121.3147° W
- Surface area
- 9.5ha
- Maximum depth
- 3m
- 10 ft. Province survey, 1980
- Elevation
- 1,312m
- Campsites
- 1
- At Fly Lake rec site
Open Fly Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Fly Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Kokanee, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1979)
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 51.9061, -121.3147
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Fish on record at Fly Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1979 | 1979 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Fly Lake
Best times of year at Fly Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Fly Lake fishing regulations
No powered boats. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Fly Lake
21.5 km of traced road to the campground by way of Mount Timothy Rd and Timothy Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface.
Coordinates: 51.9061, -121.3147
Camping and rec sites at Fly Lake
- Fly Lake
- Campsites
- 1 designated
- To the shore
- 23 m
Access: From 100 Mile House, drive north on Hwy 97 to Lac La Hache. Turn northeast onto the Timothy Lake / Sprout Lake Road. Travel 7 km and turn right (follow signage to Mt. Timothy). Travel 4.3 km and turn left onto the Timothy-Fly Lake Road (1600 Road). Travel 7.2 km and turn left. Continue 2.3 km and turn left to access the recreation site. Travel 0.1 km and keep left, and travel another 0.3 km to the Fly Lake Recreation Site.
Coordinates: 51.907028, -121.312655
Depth chart for Fly Lake
3 mdeepest1.3 mmean
Fly Lake runs to 3 m (10 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1980.
The mean of 1.3 m (4 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in May 1980.
The Province sounded Fly Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980.
The ice year at Fly Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Fly Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 24 October and 7 November, and ice-off between 9 May and 25 May. The median winter freezes on 31 October and opens on 19 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 13 May 2025, 204 days.
Fly Lake is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Fly Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Fly Lake is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.7 Csince the 1960s
- 4.1 Caverage year now
- 3.4 Caverage year then
- -4 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Fly 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 | Overcast | 8° / -3° | 10 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 11° / -1° | 13 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Falling (-9.8 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 5° / -2° | 15 km/h, gusts 37 | dry | Rising (+2.8 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -4° | 12 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Rising (+13.2 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -2° | 8 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Falling (-1.7 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Mainly clear | 4° / -4° | 9 km/h, gusts 21 | dry | Rising (+5.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -2° | 7 km/h, gusts 21 | dry | Falling (-2.5 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Fly Lake
- Greeny Lake 6 km away
- Timothy Lake 7 km away
- Peach Lake 9 km away
- Sneezie Lake (Near Timothy Lake) 9 km away
- Larsen Lake 11 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.