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Grizzly Lake

MU 3-36, Thompson-Nicola
51.1728° N, 119.2542° W

Surface area
21ha
Elevation
1,515m

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Grizzly Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-36
Species
Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
51.1728, -119.2542

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How to fish Grizzly Lake

Best times of year at Grizzly Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Grizzly Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Grizzly Lake

Coordinates: 51.1728, -119.2542

The ice year at Grizzly Lake, modelled

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

In the model Grizzly Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 17 October and 29 October, and ice-off between 1 June and 18 June. The median winter freezes on 24 October and opens on 8 June.

Modelled ice season at Grizzly Lake: freeze-up most winters between 17 October and 29 October, ice-off between 1 June and 18 June.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 229 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 28 October 2024 to 3 June 2025, 218 days.

Grizzly 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.

Grizzly Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Grizzly Lake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.9 Csince the 1960s
  • 2.2 Caverage year now
  • 1.3 Caverage year then
  • -5 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Grizzly Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-1 C2 C4 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1211581941960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Grizzly 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 OctMainly clear8° / -2°3 km/h, gusts 18drySteady
Wed 21 OctPartly cloudy10° / 0°9 km/h, gusts 36dryFalling (-7.3 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast8° / 0°10 km/h, gusts 40drySteady
Fri 23 OctOvercast2° / -4°6 km/h, gusts 25dryRising (+14.3 hPa)
Sat 24 OctSlight snow2° / -4°3 km/h, gusts 17drySteady
Sun 25 OctOvercast4° / -3°7 km/h, gusts 24dryRising (+3.3 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast7° / -4°3 km/h, gusts 14dryFalling (-1.7 hPa)

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