Gray Lake

MU 1-10, Vancouver Island
50.0565° N, 125.5978° 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: 59.2ha
Elevation: 183m
Campsites: 2; At Brittany Bay rec site

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Trophy fish at Gray Lake

Gray Lake is known for trophy Cutthroat trout to 6.6 lb.

Cutthroat trout to 6.6 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.

Gray Lake at a glance

Region: Vancouver Island
Management unit: MU 1-10
Species: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Kokanee, Threespine Stickleback, Sculpin (General), Coastrange Sculpin (formerly Aleutian Sculpin) (last recorded 1978)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Coordinates: 50.056508, -125.597794

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Fish on record at Gray Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Cutthroat Trout	1978	2016	22
Rainbow Trout	1978	2026	18
Dolly Varden	1978	2016	2
Kokanee	2016	2016	2
Threespine Stickleback	2006	2017	6
Sculpin (General)	2016	2016	4
Coastrange Sculpin (formerly Aleutian Sculpin)	1978	1978	1

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

Gray Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Gray Lake

12.1 km of traced road to the campground by way of Gray Mainline FSR, Paterson Lake Main FSR, Greenstone Main FSR and Strathcona Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 70 m short of the campground.

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: 50.056508, -125.597794

Camping and rec sites at Gray Lake

Brittany Bay
Campsites
2 designated
To the shore
24 m

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 14.5kms and stay straight onto the Gray Lake FSR for 3kms and the site is on your left.
Coordinates: 50.056168, -125.594327
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Gray Lake
Campsites
6 designated
To the shore
21 m

Coordinates: 50.0498, -125.593885

The ice year at Gray Lake, modelled

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

In the model Gray Lake froze in 55 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 7 December and 10 January, and ice-off between 26 January and 26 March. The median winter freezes on 26 December and opens on 22 February.

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 23 February 2025, 22 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Gray Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.

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.

Gray Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Gray 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 Gray 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 Gray 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
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	13° / 5°	9 km/h	dry	Steady
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	12° / 5°	21 km/h, gusts 51	dry	Rising (+3.5 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Heavy rain	12° / 3°	16 km/h, gusts 30	1 mm	Rising (+8.6 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Heavy rain	7° / 4°	15 km/h, gusts 79	40 mm	Falling (-5.6 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Moderate rain	11° / 6°	7 km/h	5 mm	Steady
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	17° / 5°	11 km/h	dry	Falling (-3.9 hPa)
Tue 27 Oct	Partly cloudy	14° / 4°	4 km/h, gusts 30	dry	Rising (+5.4 hPa)

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Gray Lake, in brief

What fish are in Gray Lake?

Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Kokanee. Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is Gray Lake?

Gray Lake covers about 59.2 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Gray Lake in?

Gray 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.

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