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Forest Lake

MU 3-37, Thompson-Nicola
51.1014° N, 119.9628° W

Map of Forest Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.119°59′W119°58.8′W119°58.5′W119°58.2′W119°58′W119°57.8′W119°57.5′W119°57.2′W51°05.8′N51°06′N51°06.2′NForest Lake0250500 mNMap of Forest Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.119°58′W119°57.5′W51°05.8′N51°06′N51°06.2′N51°06.5′N0500 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
24.2ha
Elevation
595m

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Trophy fish at Forest Lake

Forest Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 20 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 20 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Forest Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-37
Species
Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout (last recorded 1966), Redside Shiner, Largescale Sucker, Lake Chub (last recorded 1972), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1972), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1972)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Catch and release
Yes
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
51.1014, -119.9628

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Fish on record at Forest Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1956202672
Yellow Perch200820081
Brook Trout196419663
Redside Shiner197220083
Largescale Sucker197220082
Lake Chub197219721
Northern Pikeminnow197219721
Sucker (General)197219721

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

How to fish Forest Lake

Best times of year at Forest Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Forest Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Forest Lake yet.

Getting to Forest Lake

Forest Lake has a small open BC Forest Service Recreation Site with campsites. RV accessible.

16.1 km of traced road to the shore by way of Agate Bay Rd. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 60 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Forest Lake, 16.1 km.Start of the traceLake shore2 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: 51.1014, -119.9628

The ice year at Forest Lake, modelled

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

In the model Forest Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 15 November and 28 November, and ice-off between 17 March and 10 April. The median winter freezes on 23 November and opens on 30 March.

Modelled ice season at Forest Lake: freeze-up most winters between 15 November and 28 November, ice-off between 17 March and 10 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 128 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 17 January 2025 to 2 March 2025, 44 days.

Forest 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.

Forest Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Forest Lake is 1.2 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.2 Csince the 1960s
  • 1.4 Caverage year now
  • 0.2 Caverage year then
  • -10 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Forest Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-2 C1 C4 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1441792141960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Forest 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 clear13° / 1°4 km/h, gusts 17drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast16° / 1°3 km/h, gusts 16dryFalling (-8.0 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle14° / 3°13 km/h, gusts 46drySteady
Fri 23 OctOvercast10° / 0°5 km/h, gusts 24dryRising (+13.8 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast9° / 1°4 km/h, gusts 16dryFalling (-1.1 hPa)
Sun 25 OctPartly cloudy10° / 0°4 km/h, gusts 19dryRising (+4.5 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast9° / -1°3 km/h, gusts 16drySteady

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Forest Lake, in brief

What fish are in Forest Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout (last recorded 1966). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Forest Lake in?

Forest Lake is in MU 3-37, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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