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Gracie Lake

MU 1-7, Vancouver Island
49.2125° N, 125.0856° W

Map of Gracie Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas and the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas.125°06′W125°05.8′W125°05.5′W125°05.2′W125°05′W125°04.8′W49°12.8′N49°13′N49°13.2′NGracie Lake0125250 mNMap of Gracie Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas and the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas.125°05.5′W125°05′W49°12.8′N49°13′N49°13.2′NGracie Lake0250 mN
WaterRoadRough 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
400ha
Elevation
380m

A short hike in lake located 20 km (12.5 mi) west of Port Alberni via Highway 4 and the Stirling Arm logging mainline to Nahmint Lake.

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

Gracie Lake at a glance

Region
Vancouver Island
Management unit
MU 1-7
Species
Rainbow Trout, Steelhead (last recorded 1993)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.2125, -125.0856

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Fish on record at Gracie Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1960202629
Steelhead198219934

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

How to fish Gracie Lake

Best times of year at Gracie Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Gracie Lake fishing regulations

Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Gracie Lake

Wilderness camping is permitted.

Coordinates: 49.2125, -125.0856

Camping and rec sites at Gracie Lake

  • Fossli Park (BC Parks)
    Provincial park campsites, vehicle camping, boat launch
    Facilities: Boat Launch, Pit Toilets, Fire Rings, Tables, Water Pump
    Access: Maintained Provincial Park Access Road

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

The ice year at Gracie Lake, modelled

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

In the model Gracie Lake froze in 56 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 15 December and 11 January, and ice-off between 20 January and 15 March. The median winter freezes on 27 December and opens on 15 February.

Modelled ice season at Gracie Lake: freeze-up most winters between 15 December and 11 January, ice-off between 20 January and 15 March.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 1 February 2025 to 26 February 2025, 25 days.

Gracie 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.

Gracie Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Gracie 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
  • 10.6 Caverage year now
  • 9.8 Caverage year then
  • -6 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Gracie Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
8 C11 C13 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
-514341960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Gracie 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 sky14° / 5°14 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast15° / 8°9 km/hdryFalling (-4.9 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast13° / 4°10 km/hdryRising (+1.0 hPa)
Fri 23 OctPartly cloudy13° / 1°5 km/hdryRising (+10.2 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast11° / 2°4 km/hdryRising (+2.6 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast14° / 3°4 km/hdryFalling (-1.4 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast15° / 5°4 km/hdrySteady

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Gracie Lake, in brief

What fish are in Gracie Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Steelhead (last recorded 1993). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Gracie Lake in?

Gracie Lake is in MU 1-7, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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