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Henry Lake

MU 1-5, Vancouver Island
49.1758° N, 124.6153° W

Map of Henry Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.124°37.5′W124°37.2′W124°37′W124°36.8′W49°10.5′N49°10.8′NHenry Lake0100200 mNMap of Henry Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.124°37′W124°36.8′W49°10.5′N49°10.8′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
27.7ha
Elevation
955m

This small sub-alpine lake is located 26 km (16 mi) southeast of Port Alberni via Highway 4 to the Cameron logging mainline and a series of secondary logging roads.

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

Henry Lake at a glance

Region
Vancouver Island
Management unit
MU 1-5
Species
Rainbow Trout, SteelheadThe province's newest fish record here is from 1996.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
49.1758, -124.6153

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Fish on record at Henry Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Steelhead198419966

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

How to fish Henry Lake

Best times of year at Henry Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Henry Lake fishing regulations

Trout catch and release; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Henry Lake

A small campsite is provided.

12.4 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 120 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Henry Lake, 12.4 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: 49.1758, -124.6153

The ice year at Henry Lake, modelled

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

In the model Henry Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 20 November and 18 December, and ice-off between 16 March and 2 May. The median winter freezes on 2 December and opens on 14 April.

Modelled ice season at Henry Lake: freeze-up most winters between 20 November and 18 December, ice-off between 16 March and 2 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 127 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 29 December 2024 to 6 April 2025, 98 days.

Henry 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.

Henry Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Henry Lake is 0.6 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.6 Csince the 1960s
  • 7.3 Caverage year now
  • 6.8 Caverage year then
  • -7 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Henry Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
5 C7 C10 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
244861960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Henry 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°15 km/h, gusts 32drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast11° / 5°10 km/h, gusts 17dryFalling (-5.1 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast9° / 1°10 km/hdryRising (+1.4 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast9° / -1°6 km/hdryRising (+10.1 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast8° / 0°7 km/hdryRising (+2.6 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast12° / 2°5 km/hdryFalling (-1.3 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast13° / 4°5 km/hdryFalling (-1.1 hPa)

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Henry Lake, in brief

What fish are in Henry Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Steelhead. Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Henry Lake in?

Henry Lake is in MU 1-5, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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