Johnny Lake
MU 8-5, Okanagan
49.7481° N, 120.7383° W
- Surface area
- 5.4ha
- Elevation
- 1,096m
- Campsites
- 4
- At Johnny Lake rec site
Open Johnny Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Johnny Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-5
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.7481, -120.7383
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Fish on record at Johnny Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1969 | 2025 | 96 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Johnny Lake
Best times of year at Johnny Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Johnny Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Johnny Lake
11.8 km of traced road to the campground by way of Pike Mountain FSR and Pike-Gladstone FSR. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 160 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 49.7481, -120.7383
Camping and rec sites at Johnny Lake
- Johnny Lake
- Campsites
- 4 designated
- To the shore
- 17 m
Access: Located north of Pike Mountain. From the junction of HWY 5 and 5A/97C, South East of Merritt take HWY 5A/97C 23 kms East to the Aspen Grove turn-off. Follow HWY 5A south for 24 kms and turn right on Pike Mtn. Forest Service Road. At about the 1 km mark turn right, proceed 1. 7 km and turn left, go 0.4 km further and keep to the right and drive 7.3 km up this rough road. Turn left here and drive the 0.5 km narrow road into the north end of Johnny Lake.
Coordinates: 49.746582, -120.738312
The ice year at Johnny Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Johnny Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 4 May and 26 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 14 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 November 2024 to 14 April 2025, 147 days.
Johnny 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.
Johnny Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Johnny 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
- 4.8 Caverage year now
- 3.6 Caverage year then
- -16 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Johnny 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 | 12° / -4° | 9 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 2° | 14 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Falling (-6.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 3° | 8 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Fog | 8° / -1° | 13 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+12.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -4° | 12 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Rising (+6.1 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -5° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.3 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 10° / -6° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
Johnny Lake, in brief
What fish are in Johnny Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Johnny Lake in?
Johnny Lake is in MU 8-5, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Johnny Lake
- Goose Lake 1 km away
- Rickey Lake 1 km away
- Clifford Lake 1 km away
- Thalia Lake 2 km away
- Lodwick Lake 2 km away
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