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Hamilton Lake

MU 3-12, Thompson-Nicola
50.0978° N, 120.6319° W

Map of Hamilton Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°39.2′W120°39′W120°38.8′W120°38.5′W120°38.2′W120°38′W120°37.8′W120°37.5′W50°05.5′N50°05.8′N50°06′NHamilton Lake0250500 mNMap of Hamilton Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°38.5′W120°38′W120°37.5′W50°05.5′N50°05.8′N50°06′N50°06.2′NHamilton Lake0500 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
25.8ha
Elevation
1,075m

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

Hamilton Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-12
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2023.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
50.0978, -120.6319

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Fish on record at Hamilton Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout2007202315
Brook Trout198419967

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

How to fish Hamilton Lake

Best times of year at Hamilton Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Hamilton Lake fishing regulations

Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water April 1-Sept 30 (see the synopsis). Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Hamilton Lake

7.0 km of traced road to the shore by way of Princeton Cutoff Rd, Hamilton Hill Rd and Hwy 97C. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 180 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Hamilton Lake, 7.0 km.Start of the traceLake shore1 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: 50.0978, -120.6319

The ice year at Hamilton Lake, modelled

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

In the model Hamilton Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 3 November and 15 November, and ice-off between 1 May and 21 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 13 May.

Modelled ice season at Hamilton Lake: freeze-up most winters between 3 November and 15 November, ice-off between 1 May and 21 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 184 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 18 November 2024 to 9 April 2025, 142 days.

Hamilton 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.

Hamilton Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Hamilton Lake is 1.4 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.4 Csince the 1960s
  • 3.5 Caverage year now
  • 2.1 Caverage year then
  • -18 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Hamilton Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
0 C3 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
871401941960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Hamilton 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 sky11° / -2°12 km/h, gusts 18drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast17° / 4°18 km/h, gusts 32dryFalling (-7.1 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast10° / 2°9 km/h, gusts 19dryFalling (-1.3 hPa)
Fri 23 OctFog8° / -2°17 km/hdryRising (+12.7 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast7° / -5°11 km/hdryRising (+6.1 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast5° / -6°6 km/hdryRising (+2.4 hPa)
Mon 26 OctPartly cloudy6° / -7°8 km/hdryFalling (-1.6 hPa)

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Hamilton Lake, in brief

What fish are in Hamilton Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Hamilton Lake in?

Hamilton Lake is in MU 3-12, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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