Lillian Lake

MU 4-26, Kootenays
50.5081° N, 116.0964° 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 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 26.8ha
Maximum depth: 11.6m; 38 ft
Elevation: 943m

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

Trophy fish at Lillian Lake

Lillian Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 3 lb.

Rainbow trout to 3 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.

Lillian Lake at a glance

Region: Kootenays
Management unit: MU 4-26
Species: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout (last recorded 1994), Burbot (last recorded 1994), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1994)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: Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates: 50.5081, -116.0964

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Fish on record at Lillian Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1929	2026	104
Brook Trout	1952	1994	3
Burbot	1993	1994	2
Redside Shiner	1993	1994	2

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

How to fish Lillian Lake

Best times of year at Lillian Lake

May - June
September - October

Lillian Lake fishing regulations

Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Lillian Lake

9.1 km of traced road to the campground by way of Lake Lillian Rec Site, Toby Creek Rd, Panorama Dr, Borden St, Fourth Ave, Sifton St, Third Ave, Laurier St and Athalmer Rd. The road at the end is a loose 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: 50.5081, -116.0964

Camping and rec sites at Lillian Lake

Lillian Lake
To the shore
15 m

No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Access: From Invermere, take Panorama Drive. Panorama Drive turns into Toby Creek Road. Lillian Lake is on the north side of the road.
Coordinates: 50.503318, -116.097828
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Lillian Lake

11.6 mdeepest

Lillian Lake runs to 11.6 m (38 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Lillian Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1961. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Lillian Lake, modelled

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

In the model Lillian Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 14 November, and ice-off between 14 April and 27 April. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 21 April.

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 23 November 2024 to 11 April 2025, 139 days.

Lillian 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.

Lillian Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Lillian 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
6.0 Caverage year now
5.3 Caverage year then
-5 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Lillian 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 Lillian 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	Overcast	12° / -1°	10 km/h	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	18° / 4°	14 km/h, gusts 22	dry	Falling (-5.0 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	15° / 4°	12 km/h	dry	Falling (-4.3 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Light drizzle	11° / 3°	14 km/h, gusts 32	1 mm	Rising (+4.8 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	6° / 0°	11 km/h	dry	Rising (+14.0 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	7° / -1°	5 km/h	dry	Rising (+4.7 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Partly cloudy	8° / -2°	6 km/h	dry	Steady

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Lillian Lake, in brief

What fish are in Lillian Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout (last recorded 1994), Burbot (last recorded 1994). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Lillian Lake in?

Lillian Lake is in MU 4-26, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Lillian Lake

Wilmer Lake 5 km away
Lake Enid 5 km away
Dorothy Lake 5 km away
Windermere Lake 10 km away
Dogsleg Lake 17 km away

All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.