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Griffin Lake

MU 3-28, Thompson-Nicola
50.8289° N, 120.4281° W

Map of Griffin Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°26.5′W120°26.2′W120°26′W120°25.8′W120°25.5′W50°49.8′N50°50′NGriffin Lake0100200 mNMap of Griffin Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°25.8′W120°25.5′W50°49.8′N50°50′N0200 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
10ha
Elevation
973m

Griffin Lake sits in the Thompson-Nicola region, a small water (< 50 ha) with access typical of the region. Use the map view for exact coordinates and turn-by-turn directions.

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

Griffin Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-28
Species
Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1967), Brook Trout (last recorded 1972)The province's newest fish record here is from 1972.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
50.8289, -120.4281

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Fish on record at Griffin Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout192819678
Brook Trout196219724

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

How to fish Griffin Lake

Best times of year at Griffin Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Griffin Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Griffin Lake

11.8 km of traced road to the shore by way of McQueen Creek Rd and Noble Lake Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 490 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Griffin Lake, 11.8 km.Start of the traceLake shore2 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: 50.8289, -120.4281

The ice year at Griffin Lake, modelled

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

In the model Griffin Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 15 November, and ice-off between 23 April and 7 May. The median winter freezes on 8 November and opens on 30 April.

Modelled ice season at Griffin Lake: freeze-up most winters between 2 November and 15 November, ice-off between 23 April and 7 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 171 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 15 November 2024 to 11 April 2025, 147 days.

Griffin 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.

Griffin Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Griffin Lake is 1.5 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.5 Csince the 1960s
  • 7.6 Caverage year now
  • 6.1 Caverage year then
  • -20 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Griffin Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
4 C7 C10 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
48921361960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Griffin 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 sky12° / 0°12 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast17° / 3°9 km/h, gusts 23dryFalling (-7.4 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast11° / 4°14 km/h, gusts 28drySteady
Fri 23 OctOvercast9° / -1°16 km/h, gusts 30dryRising (+12.4 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast7° / -4°9 km/h, gusts 18dryRising (+6.6 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast6° / -3°7 km/hdryRising (+2.5 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast6° / -5°5 km/hdryFalling (-1.4 hPa)

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Griffin Lake, in brief

What fish are in Griffin Lake?

Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1967), Brook Trout (last recorded 1972). Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Griffin Lake in?

Griffin Lake is in MU 3-28, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Griffin Lake

All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.

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