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Garden Bay Lake

MU 2-5, Lower Mainland
49.6431° N, 124.0206° W

Map of Garden Bay Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.124°03′W124°02.5′W124°02′W124°01.5′W124°01′W124°00.5′W49°38.2′N49°38.5′N49°38.8′N49°39′NGarden Bay Lake0250500 mNMap of Garden Bay Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.124°01′W49°38′N49°38.5′N49°39′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
59.7ha
Elevation
33m

Open Garden Bay Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Trophy fish at Garden Bay Lake

Garden Bay Lake is known for trophy Coastal cutthroat trout to 3 lb.

  • Coastal cutthroat trout to 3 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.

Garden Bay Lake at a glance

Region
Lower Mainland
Management unit
MU 2-5
Species
Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1930), Threespine Stickleback, Sculpin (General), Stickleback (General) (last recorded 1965)The province's newest fish record here is from 2015.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.6431, -124.0206

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Fish on record at Garden Bay Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout192919302
Threespine Stickleback197920156
Sculpin (General)200520051
Stickleback (General)196519651

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

How to fish Garden Bay Lake

Best times of year at Garden Bay Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Garden Bay Lake fishing regulations

Single barbless hook; Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Garden Bay Lake

5.7 km of traced road to the shore by way of Garden Bay Rd. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 480 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Garden Bay Lake, 5.7 km.Start of the traceLake shore1 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: 49.6431, -124.0206

Depth chart for Garden Bay Lake

The Province sounded Garden Bay Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1966.

The ice year at Garden Bay Lake, modelled

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

In the model Garden Bay Lake froze in 36 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 18 December and 19 January, and ice-off between 8 January and 19 February. The median winter freezes on 29 December and opens on 26 January.

Modelled ice season at Garden Bay Lake: freeze-up most winters between 18 December and 19 January, ice-off between 8 January and 19 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 2 February 2025 to 23 February 2025, 21 days.

Garden Bay 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.

Garden Bay Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Garden Bay 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
  • 10.4 Caverage year now
  • 9.8 Caverage year then
  • -4 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Garden Bay Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
8 C10 C13 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
-514331960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Garden Bay 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 OctPartly cloudy17° / 2°9 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast18° / 9°7 km/hdryFalling (-5.5 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast12° / 6°9 km/hdrySteady
Fri 23 OctOvercast13° / 5°8 km/hdryRising (+10.3 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast12° / 5°10 km/hdryRising (+2.8 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast16° / 7°7 km/hdryFalling (-1.2 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast16° / 8°6 km/hdrySteady

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Garden Bay Lake, in brief

What fish are in Garden Bay Lake?

Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1930). Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Garden Bay Lake in?

Garden Bay Lake is in MU 2-5, in the Lower Mainland. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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