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Fuller Lake

MU 1-5, Vancouver Island
48.9083° N, 123.7206° W

Map of Fuller Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.123°44.2′W123°44′W123°43.8′W123°43.5′W123°43.2′W123°43′W123°42.8′W48°54.2′N48°54.5′N48°54.8′NFuller Lake0250 mNMap of Fuller Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.123°43.5′W123°43′W48°54.2′N48°54.5′N48°54.8′N0250 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
23.8ha
Maximum depth
17.1m
56 ft
Elevation
52m

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Fuller Lake at a glance

Region
Vancouver Island
Management unit
MU 1-5
Species
Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass (last recorded 1958), Steelhead, Bullhead (General) (last recorded 1958), Brown Catfish (formerly Brown Bullhead) (last recorded 1958), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1958), Stickleback (General) (last recorded 1958)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
48.9083, -123.7206

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Fish on record at Fuller Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout19582026256
Smallmouth Bass195819582
Steelhead200720083
Bullhead (General)195819582
Brown Catfish (formerly Brown Bullhead)195819581
Sculpin (General)195819581
Stickleback (General)195819581

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

How to fish Fuller Lake

Best times of year at Fuller Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Fuller Lake fishing regulations

Smallmouth bass daily quota = 4; electric motor only - max 7.5 kW; wheelchair accessible fishing platform is located in Fuller Lake Park. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Fuller Lake

0.1 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 330 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Fuller Lake, 0.1 km.Start of the traceLake shore250 m
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: 48.9083, -123.7206

Depth chart for Fuller Lake

17.1 mdeepest

Fuller Lake runs to 17.1 m (56 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Fuller Lake and published the depth chart. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Fuller Lake, modelled

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

In the model Fuller Lake froze in 42 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 15 December and 9 January, and ice-off between 31 December and 3 February. The median winter freezes on 27 December and opens on 16 January.

Modelled ice season at Fuller Lake: freeze-up most winters between 15 December and 9 January, ice-off between 31 December and 3 February.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-off

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 3 February 2025 to 18 February 2025, 15 days.

Fuller 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.

Fuller Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Fuller 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
  • 10.6 Caverage year now
  • 9.8 Caverage year then
  • -9 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Fuller Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
8 C10 C13 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
-616381960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Fuller 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 OctClear sky15° / 10°21 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctFog14° / 8°12 km/hdryFalling (-3.6 hPa)
Thu 22 OctFog14° / 7°30 km/hdryRising (+2.4 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast12° / 6°27 km/h, gusts 41dryRising (+8.1 hPa)
Sat 24 OctHeavy rain10° / 7°5 km/h, gusts 5418 mmFalling (-1.8 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast14° / 8°8 km/h, gusts 47dryRising (+1.1 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast16° / 11°5 km/h, gusts 16drySteady

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Fuller Lake, in brief

What fish are in Fuller Lake?

Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass (last recorded 1958), Steelhead. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Fuller Lake in?

Fuller Lake is in MU 1-5, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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