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Jacobie Lake

MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.5458° N, 121.7608° W

Map of Jacobie Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.121°47.5′W121°47′W121°46.5′W121°46′W121°45.5′W121°45′W121°44.5′W52°32.2′N52°32.5′N52°32.8′N52°33′NJacobie LakeJacobie Lake rec site7 campsites, 43 m to shore0250500 mNMap of Jacobie Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.121°46′W121°45′W52°32′N52°32.5′N52°33′NJacobie LakeJacobie Lake rec site7 campsites, 43 m to shore0500 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
86ha
Maximum depth
20.1m
66 ft
Elevation
1,122m
Campsites
7
At Jacobie Lake rec site

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Jacobie Lake at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-2
Species
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1972), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1972)The newest of these fish records is from 1972.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
52.5458, -121.7608

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Fish on record at Jacobie Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout197219721
Longnose Sucker197219721

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

How to fish Jacobie Lake

Best times of year at Jacobie Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Jacobie Lake fishing regulations

Trout daily quota = 8. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Jacobie Lake

Jacobie Lake has a 15 vehicle open-site BC Forest Service Recreation Site with campsites and car top boat launch.

3.4 km of traced road to the campground by way of Jacobie Lake FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface.

The road route traced to Campground at Jacobie Lake, 3.4 km.Start of the traceCampground1 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: 52.5458, -121.7608

Camping and rec sites at Jacobie Lake

  • Jacobie Lake
    Campsites
    7 designated
    To the shore
    43 m

    Access: Follow the Likely Highway past the Gavin Lake turn off, and turn right onto the Jacobie Lake Road. This road ends at the lake, at approximately 6km.
    Coordinates: 52.546512, -121.766938

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Jacobie Lake

20.1 mdeepest

Jacobie Lake runs to 20.1 m (66 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Jacobie Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1973.

The ice year at Jacobie Lake, modelled

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

In the model Jacobie Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 26 October and 8 November, and ice-off between 5 May and 22 May. The median winter freezes on 2 November and opens on 13 May.

Modelled ice season at Jacobie Lake: freeze-up most winters between 26 October and 8 November, ice-off between 5 May and 22 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 192 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 21 October 2024 to 2 May 2025, 193 days.

Jacobie 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.

Jacobie Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Jacobie Lake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.9 Csince the 1960s
  • 2.7 Caverage year now
  • 1.8 Caverage year then
  • -6 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Jacobie Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-1 C2 C5 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1091461841960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Jacobie 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 OctOvercast9° / -4°12 km/h, gusts 28drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast11° / 0°13 km/h, gusts 32dryFalling (-10.3 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle5° / -2°17 km/h, gusts 40dryRising (+4.5 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast4° / -4°6 km/h, gusts 13dryRising (+12.6 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast6° / -3°6 km/h, gusts 14dryFalling (-1.7 hPa)
Sun 25 OctPartly cloudy5° / -5°7 km/h, gusts 20dryRising (+5.9 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast6° / -6°7 km/h, gusts 13dryFalling (-2.7 hPa)

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Jacobie Lake, in brief

What fish are in Jacobie Lake?

Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1972). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Jacobie Lake in?

Jacobie Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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