Forbush Lake
MU 1-6, Vancouver Island
49.5092° N, 125.2289° W
- Surface area
- 45.1ha
- Maximum depth
- 30m
- 98 ft. Province survey, 1980
- Elevation
- 154m
Open Forbush Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Forbush Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-6
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1993), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1993), Kokanee (last recorded 1993), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1995), Threespine Stickleback (last recorded 1995)
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.5092, -125.2289
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Fish on record at Forbush Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolly Varden | 1979 | 1993 | 2 |
| Kokanee | 1979 | 1993 | 2 |
| Sculpin (General) | 1995 | 1995 | 1 |
| Threespine Stickleback | 1995 | 1995 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Forbush Lake
Best times of year at Forbush Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Forbush Lake fishing regulations
No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Forbush Lake
36.5 km of traced road to the shore by way of Comox Lake Mainline, Comox Logging Rd, Lake Trail Rd, Marsden Rd and Cumberland Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 190 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.5092, -125.2289
Depth chart for Forbush Lake
30 mdeepest12.4 mmean
Forbush Lake runs to 30 m (98 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1980.
The mean of 12.4 m (41 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in June 1980.
The Province sounded Forbush Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980.
The ice year at Forbush Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Forbush Lake froze in 38 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 20 December and 26 January, and ice-off between 13 January and 23 February. The median winter freezes on 1 January and opens on 1 February.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 February 2025 to 24 February 2025, 23 days.
Forbush 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.
Forbush Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Forbush 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
- 9.5 Caverage year now
- 8.8 Caverage year then
- -3 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Forbush 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 | 17° / 4° | 12 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 8° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 15° / 7° | 6 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Rising (+1.0 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 5° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 6° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.4 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 8° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 19° / 10° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Forbush Lake
- Willemar Lake 3 km away
- June Lake 4 km away
- Toy Lake 7 km away
- Tsable Lake 9 km away
- Comox Lake 13 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.