Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake
MU 2-11, Lower Mainland
50.3386° N, 122.7583° W
- Surface area
- 8.3ha
- Maximum depth
- 6m
- 20 ft. Province survey
- Elevation
- 413m
Open Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake at a glance
- Region
- Lower Mainland
- Management unit
- MU 2-11
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.3386, -122.7583
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Fish on record at Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1981 | 2026 | 37 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake
Best times of year at Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake fishing regulations
No Fishing Dec 1-Mar 31; trout/char catch and release, bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake
3.6 km of traced road to the shore by way of Linda Rd, McKenzie Basin FSR, MacKenzie Rd and Pemberton Farm Rd E. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 240 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 50.3386, -122.7583
Depth chart for Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake
6 mdeepest2.4 mmean
Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake runs to 6 m (20 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey.
The Province sounded Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake and published the depth chart.
The ice year at Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 19 November and 18 December, and ice-off between 6 March and 13 April. The median winter freezes on 1 December and opens on 29 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 27 February 2025, 41 days.
Ivey (Horseshoe) 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.
Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake is 1.5 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.5 Csince the 1960s
- 0.3 Caverage year now
- -1.2 Caverage year then
- -10 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Ivey (Horseshoe) 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 | Clear sky | 17° / 4° | 7 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 9° | 7 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Falling (-5.4 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 4° | 5 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 13° / 5° | 5 km/h | 0 mm | Rising (+11.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+4.3 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 3° | 5 km/h | dry | Rising (+1.1 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 4° | 4 km/h | dry | Falling (-2.4 hPa) |
Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake, in brief
What fish are in Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake in?
Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake is in MU 2-11, in the Lower Mainland. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Ivey (Horseshoe) Lake
- Chain Lakes 8 km away
- Gates Lake 18 km away
- Showh Lakes 21 km away
- Lillooet Lake 21 km away
- Birkenhead Lake 22 km away
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