Gosling Lake

MU 1-10, Vancouver Island
50.0511° N, 125.5031° W

WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 73.9ha
Elevation: 225m

Gosling Lake is located 20 km (12 m.) west of Campbell River via either the Brewster Lake Road, Campbell Lake Road or Boot East Road.

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Gosling Lake at a glance

Region: Vancouver Island
Management unit: MU 1-10
Species: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1945), Threespine SticklebackThe newest of these fish records is from 2022.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing: No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates: 50.0511, -125.5031

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Fish on record at Gosling Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Cutthroat Trout	1978	2006	21
Rainbow Trout	1945	1945	1
Threespine Stickleback	2006	2022	60

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

How to fish Gosling Lake

Best times of year at Gosling Lake

May - June
September - October

Gosling Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Gosling Lake

One BCFS recreation area with camping and car top boat launch is located at the southern end of the lake.

15.2 km of traced road to the campground by way of Gosling Main FSR and Menzies Main. The road at the end is a loose surface.

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: 50.0511, -125.5031

Camping and rec sites at Gosling Lake

Gosling Lake
To the shore
61 m

6 vehicle campsites (RSTBC REC0163)
Facilities: Toilets, Tables
Access: Travel North on Hwy 19 from Campbell River, turning left onto Gordon Road, turn left on to the Brewster Lake Road, then right on the Loveland Bay Rd (gravel) and follow it for 10.8 kms to the 4-way junction. Turn left onto the Campbell Lake FSR for 2.2kms, turn right onto Gosling Lake FSR, drive 2.5 km and the site is on your left.
Coordinates: 50.045022, -125.500567
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Gosling Lake North
Campsites
2 designated
To the shore
25 m

Coordinates: 50.069131, -125.506307

The ice year at Gosling Lake, modelled

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

In the model Gosling Lake froze in 57 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 December and 10 January, and ice-off between 8 February and 3 April. The median winter freezes on 21 December and opens on 3 March.

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.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Gosling Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.

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.

Gosling Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Gosling 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
7.7 Caverage year now
6.8 Caverage year then
-13 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Gosling 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 Gosling 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° / 5°	8 km/h, gusts 16	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	13° / 6°	6 km/h, gusts 14	dry	Falling (-5.9 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	13° / 6°	17 km/h, gusts 37	dry	Rising (+4.6 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	12° / 4°	12 km/h, gusts 24	dry	Rising (+8.5 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Slight rain	7° / 6°	7 km/h, gusts 16	12 mm	Falling (-1.1 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	15° / 6°	6 km/h, gusts 13	dry	Falling (-1.8 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	14° / 7°	5 km/h, gusts 12	dry	Steady

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Gosling Lake, in brief

What fish are in Gosling Lake?

Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1945). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Gosling Lake in?

Gosling Lake is in MU 1-10, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Gosling Lake

Boot Lake 2 km away
Higgens Lake 3 km away
Lower Campbell Lake 4 km away
Merrill Lake 4 km away
Lawson Lake 5 km away

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