Jimmy Lake

MU 3-12 / 8-22, Thompson-Nicola
50.3408° N, 119.8219° W

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 9 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 32.6ha
Elevation: 1,311m

Jimmy Lake is a small water (< 50 ha) in the Thompson-Nicola (Westwold) region at 1311 m elevation, reachable via the region's usual road and trail network. The map view has precise coordinates and driving directions.

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

Jimmy Lake at a glance

Region: Thompson-Nicola
Management unit: MU 3-12 / 8-22
Species: Rainbow Trout, Lake Chub (last recorded 1984), Chub (General) (last recorded 1983)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Small Water (< 50 ha)
Catch and release: Yes
Ice fishing: Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates: 50.3408, -119.8219

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Fish on record at Jimmy Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1966	2026	67
Lake Chub	1982	1984	2
Chub (General)	1983	1983	1

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

How to fish Jimmy Lake

Best times of year at Jimmy Lake

May - June
September - October

Jimmy Lake fishing regulations

Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (none over 50 cm); single hook; Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Jimmy Lake

Located on Jimmy is a 15 vehicle BCFS campsite with a good cartop boat launch.

22.5 km of traced road to the campground by way of Jimmy FSR and Ingram FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface.

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: 50.3408, -119.8219

Camping and rec sites at Jimmy Lake

Jimmy Lake
To the shore
12 m

15 Vehicle Campsites with Cartop Boat Launch
Facilities: 15 Vehicle Campsites, Cartop Boat Launch, Picnic Tables, Pit Toilets, Fire Pits
Access: Follow Hwy 97N to Ingram Forest Service Road, drive 7.1 km take the right hand fork. At 11 km Ingram FSR turns into Jimmy Lake Road. At 21.9 km turn left and drive 500 meters to the Rec Site. There are two camping areas. The access is good. Note that access through Douglas Lake Road is through private land.
Coordinates: 50.34282, -119.821877
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

The ice year at Jimmy Lake, modelled

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

In the model Jimmy Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 15 November, and ice-off between 6 May and 23 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 15 May.

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 29 October 2024 to 1 May 2025, 184 days.

Jimmy 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.

Winterkill at Jimmy Lake

Winter 2022-23Winterkill confirmedAn outcome reported the spring after. Winterkill Update: Spring 2023, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.

Jimmy Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Jimmy 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
1.4 Caverage year now
0.4 Caverage year then
-7 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Jimmy Lakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Jimmy 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	8° / -2°	9 km/h	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	14° / 4°	12 km/h, gusts 22	dry	Falling (-6.6 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	13° / 3°	12 km/h, gusts 19	dry	Falling (-2.3 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	6° / -3°	19 km/h, gusts 36	dry	Rising (+12.4 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	7° / -3°	7 km/h	dry	Rising (+7.2 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	5° / -5°	7 km/h	dry	Rising (+2.5 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	7° / -4°	7 km/h	dry	Falling (-1.1 hPa)

Open Jimmy Lake in the app

Jimmy Lake, in brief

What fish are in Jimmy Lake?

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

Which management unit is Jimmy Lake in?

Jimmy Lake is in MU 3-12 / 8-22, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Jimmy Lake

Nugget Lake 2 km away
Woods Lake 5 km away
Sheila Lake 9 km away
Little Bouleau Lake 11 km away
Bouleau Lake 13 km away

All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.