Ireland Lake
MU 2-12, Lower Mainland
49.9403° N, 124.3283° W
- Surface area
- 32.4ha
- Elevation
- 170m
- Campsites
- 1
- At Ireland Lake rec site
Open Ireland Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Ireland Lake at a glance
- Region
- Lower Mainland
- Management unit
- MU 2-12
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1993), Kokanee (last recorded 1993), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1993)
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.9403, -124.3283
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Fish on record at Ireland Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutthroat Trout | 1988 | 1993 | 3 |
| Kokanee | 1988 | 1993 | 3 |
| Dolly Varden | 1993 | 1993 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Ireland Lake
Best times of year at Ireland Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Ireland Lake fishing regulations
Wild trout/char daily quota = 2 (no wild trout over 40 cm); single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Ireland Lake
23.7 km of traced road to the campground by way of Goat Lake Mainline, Sunshine Coast Trail and Dixon Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 90 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 49.9403, -124.3283
Camping and rec sites at Ireland Lake
- Ireland Lake
- Campsites
- 1 designated
- To the shore
- 19 m
Access: Canoe accessible only.
Coordinates: 49.940454, -124.32297
The ice year at Ireland Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Ireland Lake froze in 55 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 14 December and 18 January, and ice-off between 22 January and 11 March. The median winter freezes on 31 December and opens on 11 February.
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 25 February 2025, 24 days.
Ireland 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.
Ireland Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Ireland Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.8 Csince the 1960s
- 5.7 Caverage year now
- 4.9 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Ireland 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 | Partly cloudy | 16° / 5° | 13 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 8° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 6° | 9 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 4° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.2 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Light drizzle | 13° / 5° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 7° | 8 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 9° | 7 km/h | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Ireland Lake
- Dodd Lake 2 km away
- Nanton Lake 3 km away
- Lewis Lake 3 km away
- Beaver Lake 3 km away
- Little Horseshoe Lake 4 km away
All 133 lakes in the Lower Mainland, with today's conditions on each.