Illusion Lakes
MU 1-6, Vancouver Island
49.3522° N, 124.6375° W
- Surface area
- 430ha
- Elevation
- 138m
Open Illusion Lakes in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Illusion Lakes at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-6
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.3522, -124.6375
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How to fish Illusion Lakes
Best times of year at Illusion Lakes
- May - June
- September - October
Illusion Lakes fishing regulations
No powered boats. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Illusion Lakes
5.8 km of traced road to the shore by way of Shayla Rd and Horne Lake Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 230 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.3522, -124.6375
The ice year at Illusion Lakes, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Illusion Lakes froze in only 32 of the 65 winters since 1960, too few to give it usual dates.
Illusion Lakes 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.
Illusion Lakes climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Illusion Lakes is 0.5 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.5 Csince the 1960s
- 9.8 Caverage year now
- 9.3 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Illusion Lakes
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 | 14° / 4° | 11 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 8° | 9 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Falling (-5.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 6° | 8 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 3° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.0 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 3° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.3 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 5° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 6° | 5 km/h | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Illusion Lakes
- Spider Lake 1 km away
- Horne Lake 5 km away
- Cameron Lake 7 km away
- Esary Lake 11 km away
- Rowbotham Lake 17 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.