Flyfish Lake (West)

MU 8-10, Okanagan
50.0969° N, 119.1383° W

WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 364ha
Elevation: 1,341m
Campsites: 4; At Flyfish Lake #2 rec site

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Flyfish Lake (West) at a glance

Region: Okanagan
Management unit: MU 8-10
Species: Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing: No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates: 50.0969, -119.1383

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Fish on record at Flyfish Lake (West)

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1943	2025	123

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

How to fish Flyfish Lake (West)

Best times of year at Flyfish Lake (West)

May - June
September - October

Flyfish Lake (West) fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Flyfish Lake (West) yet.

Getting to Flyfish Lake (West)

There is a small public recreation site on Flyfish Lake 1, however there is a 6 vehicle public campsite with cartop boat launching on Flyfish Lake 2 (East).

24.1 km of traced road to the campground by way of Dee Lake FSR, Aberdeen FSR, Bluenose Rd, Whitevale Rd, Reid Rd, Learmouth Rd and Park Lane. The road at the end is a rough surface.

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: 50.0969, -119.1383

Camping and rec sites at Flyfish Lake (West)

Flyfish Lake #2
Campsites
4 designated
To the shore
28 m

Access: From Winfield. Turn east on the Beaver Lake Road and follow it to 19.2km up the Dee Lake Forest Service Road. Turn right onto an unnamed and unmaintained access road. Drive the 1km on rough 4WD only to access Loon Lake. <BR> <BR> From Lavington, off Whitevale Road, drive 16.25km up Aberdeen Forest Service Road. Turn right onto Dee Lake Forest Service Road and travel 3km. Turn left onto an unnamed and unmaintained access road. Drive the 1km on rough 4WD only to access Loon Lake.
Coordinates: 50.101047, -119.136216
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

The ice year at Flyfish Lake (West), modelled

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

In the model Flyfish Lake (West) froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 October and 8 November, and ice-off between 7 May and 25 May. The median winter freezes on 5 November 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 29 October 2024 to 2 May 2025, 185 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Flyfish Lake (West), 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.

Flyfish Lake (West) climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Flyfish Lake (West) 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
4.0 Caverage year now
2.9 Caverage year then
-11 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Flyfish Lake (West)degrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Flyfish Lake (West)

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° / -1°	12 km/h	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	14° / 3°	13 km/h, gusts 28	dry	Falling (-6.2 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	13° / 4°	12 km/h, gusts 19	dry	Falling (-3.1 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	6° / -2°	12 km/h, gusts 26	dry	Rising (+11.8 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	5° / -3°	8 km/h	dry	Rising (+7.8 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	4° / -4°	10 km/h	dry	Rising (+2.6 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	7° / -4°	6 km/h	dry	Steady

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Flyfish Lake (West), in brief

What fish are in Flyfish Lake (West)?

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

Which management unit is Flyfish Lake (West) in?

Flyfish Lake (West) is in MU 8-10, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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