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Knouff (Sullivan) Lake

MU 3-27, Thompson-Nicola
50.9908° N, 120.1219° W

Map of Knouff (Sullivan) Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°08.8′W120°08.5′W120°08.2′W120°08′W120°07.8′W120°07.5′W120°07.2′W120°07′W120°06.8′W50°59.2′N50°59.5′N50°59.8′NKnouff (Sullivan) Lake0250500 mNMap of Knouff (Sullivan) Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°07.5′W120°07′W50°59.2′N50°59.5′N50°59.8′N0250 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
31.3ha
Elevation
1,150m

Historic Kamloops-area stillwater with picturesque islands and strong multi-strain rainbow trout.

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Trophy fish at Knouff (Sullivan) Lake

Knouff (Sullivan) Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 10 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 10 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.

Knouff (Sullivan) Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-27
Species
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
50.9908, -120.1219

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Fish on record at Knouff (Sullivan) Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout199519951

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

How to fish Knouff (Sullivan) Lake

Chironomids, sedge pupae on floating lines, slow-trolling olive leeches along the sunken islands and island channels.

Best times of year at Knouff (Sullivan) Lake

  • May - June
  • Late August - October

Knouff (Sullivan) Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Knouff (Sullivan) Lake yet.

Getting to Knouff (Sullivan) Lake

Knouff Lake Road off Yellowhead Hwy 5. Public concrete boat launch, resort, recreation sites.

17.7 km of traced road to the shore by way of Finlay Rd, Knouff Lake Rd and Vinsula-Knouff Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 200 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Knouff (Sullivan) Lake, 17.7 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: 50.9908, -120.1219

The ice year at Knouff (Sullivan) Lake, modelled

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

In the model Knouff (Sullivan) Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 28 October and 9 November, and ice-off between 4 May and 20 May. The median winter freezes on 3 November and opens on 13 May.

Modelled ice season at Knouff (Sullivan) Lake: freeze-up most winters between 28 October and 9 November, ice-off between 4 May and 20 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 188 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 25 April 2025, 161 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Knouff (Sullivan) Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.

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.

Knouff (Sullivan) Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Knouff (Sullivan) 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
  • 1.4 Caverage year now
  • 0.2 Caverage year then
  • -10 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Knouff (Sullivan) Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-2 C1 C4 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1441792141960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Knouff (Sullivan) 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 OctMainly clear10° / -1°4 km/h, gusts 17drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast13° / 0°4 km/h, gusts 18dryFalling (-8.3 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle11° / 1°11 km/h, gusts 341 mmSteady
Fri 23 OctOvercast6° / -1°6 km/h, gusts 27dryRising (+13.8 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast5° / -2°4 km/h, gusts 12drySteady
Sun 25 OctPartly cloudy6° / -2°6 km/h, gusts 23dryRising (+4.4 hPa)
Mon 26 OctPartly cloudy5° / -2°6 km/h, gusts 20drySteady

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Knouff (Sullivan) Lake, in brief

What fish are in Knouff (Sullivan) Lake?

Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Knouff (Sullivan) Lake in?

Knouff (Sullivan) Lake is in MU 3-27, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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