June Lake
MU 1-7, Vancouver Island
49.4756° N, 125.2617° W
- Surface area
- 8.5ha
- Maximum depth
- 6.7m
- 22 ft
- Elevation
- 464m
Open June Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
June Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-7
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1972), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1972), Steelhead (last recorded 1993)The newest of these fish records is from 1993.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.4756, -125.2617
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Fish on record at June Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1972 | 1972 | 1 |
| Steelhead | 1983 | 1993 | 3 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish June Lake
Best times of year at June Lake
- May - June
- September - October
June Lake fishing regulations
Trout daily quota = 2. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to June Lake
68.8 km of traced road to the shore by way of Comox Lake Mainline, Comox Logging Rd, Lake Trail Rd, Marsden Rd and Cumberland Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 170 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.4756, -125.2617
Depth chart for June Lake
6.7 mdeepest4 mmean
June Lake runs to 6.7 m (22 ft) at its deepest.
The mean of 4 m (13 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in January 1973.
The Province sounded June Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1973.
The ice year at June Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model June Lake froze in 54 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 9 December and 19 January, and ice-off between 6 February and 6 April. The median winter freezes on 27 December and opens on 3 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 3 March 2025, 45 days.
June 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.
June Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above June Lake is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.7 Csince the 1960s
- 9.5 Caverage year now
- 8.8 Caverage year then
- -3 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at June 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 | 14° / 3° | 9 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 8° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.0 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+1.4 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 3° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.2 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 4° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.7 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 6° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 8° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.0 hPa) |
June Lake, in brief
What fish are in June Lake?
Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1972), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1972), Steelhead (last recorded 1993). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is June Lake in?
June Lake is in MU 1-7, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near June Lake
- Toy Lake 3 km away
- Forbush Lake 4 km away
- Willemar Lake 6 km away
- Tsable Lake 13 km away
- Great Central Lake 13 km away
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