Irving Lake
MU 1-8, Vancouver Island
49.5989° N, 126.3253° W
- Surface area
- 66.1ha
- Elevation
- 625m
Open Irving Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Irving Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-8
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 49.5989, -126.3253
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How to fish Irving Lake
Best times of year at Irving Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Irving Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Irving Lake yet.
Getting to Irving Lake
Coordinates: 49.5989, -126.3253
The ice year at Irving Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Irving Lake froze in 60 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 15 December and 2 February, and ice-off between 3 February and 11 April. The median winter freezes on 2 January and opens on 5 March.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 January 2025 to 1 March 2025, 43 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Irving Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.
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.
Irving Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Irving 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
- 7.0 Caverage year now
- 6.4 Caverage year then
- -1 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Irving 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 | Overcast | 12° / 2° | 11 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Light drizzle | 9° / 1° | 8 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.5 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 1° | 10 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+1.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 11° / -1° | 8 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+9.4 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 2° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+1.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 4° | 7 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 6° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Irving Lake
- Megin Lake 21 km away
- Bull Lake 24 km away
- Star Lake 26 km away
- Antler Lake 30 km away
- Muchalat Lake 32 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.