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Lambly Lake

MU 8-11, Okanagan
49.9511° N, 119.7100° W

Map of Lambly Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.119°44.5′W119°44′W119°43.5′W119°43′W119°42.5′W119°42′W49°56.8′N49°57′N49°57.2′N49°57.5′N49°57.8′NLambly LakeMcdougall Rim Trail Head Recreation Site22 campsites, 51 m to shore0250500 mNMap of Lambly Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.119°43′W119°42.5′W119°42′W49°57′N49°57.5′NMcdougall Rim Trail Head Recreation Site22 campsites, 51 m to shore0500 mN
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 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
30ha
Elevation
1,158m
Campsites
22
At Mcdougall Rim Trail Head Recreation Site

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Lambly Lake at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-11
Species
Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Closed to ice fishing
Coordinates
49.9511, -119.71

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Fish on record at Lambly Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout19392026262
Yellow Perch1998201211
Northern Pikeminnow199519951

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

How to fish Lambly Lake

Best times of year at Lambly Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Lambly Lake fishing regulations

Yellow perch daily quota = 20; Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Lambly Lake

The Lambly Lake (WEST KELOWNA) BC Recreation Site offers 17 campsites with vehicle accessible camping, tables and toilets from early May until mid October. The is a nightly camping fee. For more info visit www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca .

23.8 km of traced road to the campground by way of Bear FSR, Jack Pine FSR and Glenrosa Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 220 m short of the campground.

The road route traced to Campground at Lambly Lake, 23.8 km.Start of the traceCampground2 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: 49.9511, -119.71

Camping and rec sites at Lambly Lake

  • Mcdougall Rim Trail Head Recreation Site
    Campsites
    22 designated
    To the shore
    51 m

    Access: Lambly Lake is located approximately 36 (22mi) southwest of the city of Kelowna. From the city of West Kelowna you take Westside Road out past Bear Creek Provincial Campground and head west up the Bear Main forest service road, take a left and follow the road up to the 23 km marker and the lake entrance is well marked.
    Coordinates: 49.955449, -119.712025

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

The ice year at Lambly Lake, modelled

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

In the model Lambly Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 7 November and 24 November, and ice-off between 24 April and 12 May. The median winter freezes on 14 November and opens on 6 May.

Modelled ice season at Lambly Lake: freeze-up most winters between 7 November and 24 November, ice-off between 24 April and 12 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 169 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 20 April 2025, 156 days.

Lambly Lake is closed to ice fishing.

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.

Lambly Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Lambly 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
  • 1.7 Caverage year now
  • 0.8 Caverage year then
  • -9 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Lambly Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-1 C2 C4 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1281722161960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Lambly 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 OctClear sky10° / 4°9 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctPartly cloudy13° / 4°12 km/hdryFalling (-5.5 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast13° / 1°23 km/hdryFalling (-2.5 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast6° / -2°23 km/h, gusts 45dryRising (+10.8 hPa)
Sat 24 OctModerate snow3° / -2°4 km/h, gusts 182 mmRising (+1.8 hPa)
Sun 25 OctSlight snow7° / 0°6 km/hdryRising (+5.0 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast10° / 2°4 km/h, gusts 13dryFalling (-1.4 hPa)

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Lambly Lake, in brief

What fish are in Lambly Lake?

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

Which management unit is Lambly Lake in?

Lambly Lake is in MU 8-11, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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