Gallagher Lake

MU 8-1, Okanagan
49.2397° N, 119.5211° W

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: 5.1ha
Elevation: 317m

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Trophy fish at Gallagher Lake

Gallagher Lake is known for trophy Largemouth bass to 8 lb.

Largemouth bass to 8 lb
Smallmouth bass to 8 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.

Gallagher Lake at a glance

Region: Okanagan
Management unit: MU 8-1
Species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Kokanee (last recorded 1995), Yellow Perch (last recorded 1956), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1995), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1995), Minnow (General) (last recorded 1995), Chiselmouth (formerly Chiselmouth Chub) (last recorded 1956), Longnose Dace (last recorded 1956), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1956), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1956), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1956), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1952), Prickly Sculpin (last recorded 1952)The province's newest fish record here is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Lake size: Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing: Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates: 49.2397, -119.5211

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Fish on record at Gallagher Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1950	1995	24
Kokanee	1952	1995	3
Yellow Perch	1952	1956	2
Northern Pikeminnow	1952	1995	3
Sucker (General)	1956	1995	2
Minnow (General)	1995	1995	1
Chiselmouth (formerly Chiselmouth Chub)	1952	1956	2
Longnose Dace	1952	1956	2
Peamouth Chub	1952	1956	2
Redside Shiner	1952	1956	2
Sculpin (General)	1956	1956	1
Largescale Sucker	1952	1952	1
Prickly Sculpin	1952	1952	1

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

How to fish Gallagher Lake

Best times of year at Gallagher Lake

May - June
September - October

Gallagher Lake fishing regulations

Bass daily quota = 8, yellow perch daily quota = 20. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Gallagher Lake

0.1 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 140 m short of the shore.

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: 49.2397, -119.5211

The ice year at Gallagher Lake, modelled

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

In the model Gallagher Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 28 November and 25 December, and ice-off between 2 February and 2 March. The median winter freezes on 11 December and opens on 15 February.

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 27 February 2025, 41 days.

Gallagher 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.

Gallagher Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Gallagher Lake is 1.3 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

+1.3 Csince the 1960s
9.2 Caverage year now
8.0 Caverage year then
-15 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Gallagher Lakedegrees 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 Gallagher 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	Partly cloudy	16° / 6°	23 km/h, gusts 35	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Partly cloudy	21° / 7°	22 km/h, gusts 31	dry	Falling (-5.4 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	21° / 8°	8 km/h	dry	Falling (-3.7 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	15° / 5°	22 km/h, gusts 39	dry	Rising (+11.4 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	15° / 2°	10 km/h, gusts 23	dry	Rising (+7.6 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	13° / 4°	15 km/h	dry	Rising (+2.3 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	14° / 1°	7 km/h	dry	Steady

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Gallagher Lake, in brief

What fish are in Gallagher Lake?

Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Kokanee (last recorded 1995), Yellow Perch (last recorded 1956). Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Gallagher Lake in?

Gallagher Lake is in MU 8-1, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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