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Jewel Lake

MU 8-14, Okanagan
49.1742° N, 118.6100° W

Map of Jewel Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.118°39′W118°38.5′W118°38′W118°37.5′W118°37′W118°36.5′W118°36′W118°35.5′W49°09.8′N49°10′N49°10.2′N49°10.5′N49°10.8′N49°11′NJewel Lake05001 kmNMap of Jewel Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.118°37′W118°36′W49°09.5′N49°10′N49°10.5′N49°11′N0500 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
77ha
Maximum depth
23.8m
78 ft
Elevation
1,158m

Open Jewel Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Trophy fish at Jewel Lake

Jewel Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 8 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 8 lb
  • Brook trout to 4 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Jewel Lake at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-14
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Lake ChubThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.1742, -118.61

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Fish on record at Jewel Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout19252026193
Brook Trout1957201647
Lake Chub199520162

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

How to fish Jewel Lake

Best times of year at Jewel Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Jewel Lake fishing regulations

Brook trout daily quota = 20; Engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp) and speed restriction (8 km/h). Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Jewel Lake

9.2 km of traced road to the shore by way of Jewel Lake Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 290 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Jewel Lake, 9.2 km.Start of the traceLake shore2 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: 49.1742, -118.61

Depth chart for Jewel Lake

23.8 mdeepest

Jewel Lake runs to 23.8 m (78 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Jewel Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1968. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Jewel Lake, modelled

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

In the model Jewel Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 October and 12 November, and ice-off between 2 May and 20 May. The median winter freezes on 5 November and opens on 12 May.

Modelled ice season at Jewel Lake: freeze-up most winters between 29 October and 12 November, ice-off between 2 May and 20 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 185 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 15 November 2024 to 30 April 2025, 166 days.

Jewel 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.

Jewel Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Jewel Lake is 1.2 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.2 Csince the 1960s
  • 4.6 Caverage year now
  • 3.4 Caverage year then
  • -8 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Jewel Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
1 C4 C7 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
911301681960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Jewel 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 OctOvercast14° / 2°12 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast16° / 7°11 km/hdryFalling (-4.6 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast16° / 2°8 km/hdryFalling (-4.3 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast10° / -1°14 km/h, gusts 31dryRising (+9.2 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast10° / -4°7 km/h, gusts 16dryRising (+9.4 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast10° / -1°7 km/h, gusts 23dryRising (+2.1 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast9° / -4°6 km/h, gusts 13drySteady

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Jewel Lake, in brief

What fish are in Jewel Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Jewel Lake in?

Jewel Lake is in MU 8-14, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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