Gunflint Lake
MU 1-15, Vancouver Island
50.0708° N, 124.9544° W
- Surface area
- 45.5ha
- Maximum depth
- 20.3m
- 67 ft
- Elevation
- 12m
Open Gunflint Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Gunflint Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-15
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.0708, -124.9544
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How to fish Gunflint Lake
Best times of year at Gunflint Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Gunflint Lake fishing regulations
Trout catch and release; bait ban, single barbless hook; electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Gunflint Lake
Coordinates: 50.0708, -124.9544
Depth chart for Gunflint Lake
20.3 mdeepest
Gunflint Lake runs to 20.3 m (67 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Gunflint Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1990.
The ice year at Gunflint Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Gunflint Lake froze in 53 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 11 December and 6 January, and ice-off between 14 January and 20 February. The median winter freezes on 25 December and opens on 27 January.
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 21 February 2025, 20 days.
Gunflint 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.
Gunflint Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Gunflint Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.1 Csince the 1960s
- 9.8 Caverage year now
- 8.7 Caverage year then
- -16 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Gunflint 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 | Mainly clear | 15° / 4° | 8 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 5° | 8 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Falling (-5.8 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 7° | 20 km/h, gusts 46 | dry | Rising (+4.3 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 4° | 9 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Rising (+8.8 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 10° / 6° | 9 km/h, gusts 20 | 5 mm | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 5° | 5 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Falling (-1.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 6° | 5 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Gunflint Lake
- Hague Lake 1 km away
- Rosen Lake (Read Island) 15 km away
- Cassel Lake 17 km away
- Village Bay Lake 21 km away
- Main Lake (Quadra Island) 24 km away
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