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Link Lake

MU 8-7, Okanagan
49.7075° N, 120.2286° W

Map of Link 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.120°14.5′W120°14.2′W120°14′W120°13.8′W120°13.5′W49°42.5′NLink LakeLink Lake rec site10 campsites, 49 m to shore0100200 mNMap of Link 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.120°14′W120°13.8′W120°13.5′W49°42.2′N49°42.5′NLink LakeLink Lake rec site10 campsites, 49 m to shore0200 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 9 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
16.1ha
Maximum depth
5.2m
17 ft
Elevation
1,093m
Campsites
10
At Link Lake rec site

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Trophy fish at Link Lake

Link Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 5 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 5 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.

Link Lake at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-7
Species
Rainbow Trout, Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1967)The 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
49.7075, -120.2286

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Fish on record at Link Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout19262025296
Longnose Sucker195119673

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

How to fish Link Lake

Best times of year at Link Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Link Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Link Lake yet.

Getting to Link Lake

36.8 km of traced road to the campground by way of Agur Rd, Princeton-Summerland Rd and Belfort Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.

The road route traced to Campground at Link Lake, 36.8 km.Start of the traceCampground5 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: 49.7075, -120.2286

Camping and rec sites at Link Lake

  • Link Lake
    Campsites
    10 designated
    To the shore
    49 m

    Access: Located 42 km northeast of Princeton on Hwy # 40. The campground is just off the the Princeton-Summerland Road. Take Agur Road by turning right off of Hwy # 40 at 40.8 km and follow the road, crossing over the old rail bed. 2.4 km to the camping area from the main road.
    Coordinates: 49.707371, -120.233072

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Link Lake

5.2 mdeepest

Link Lake runs to 5.2 m (17 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Link Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1968.

The ice year at Link Lake, modelled

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

In the model Link Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 11 November and 25 November, and ice-off between 7 April and 1 May. The median winter freezes on 19 November and opens on 18 April.

Modelled ice season at Link Lake: freeze-up most winters between 11 November and 25 November, ice-off between 7 April and 1 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 151 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 18 November 2024 to 15 April 2025, 148 days.

Link 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.

Link Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Link 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
  • 3.7 Caverage year now
  • 3.0 Caverage year then
  • -4 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Link Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
1 C4 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
891321741960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Link 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 sky13° / 0°13 km/h, gusts 21drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast17° / 5°15 km/h, gusts 33dryFalling (-5.8 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast14° / 4°11 km/h, gusts 17dryFalling (-2.3 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast8° / -2°18 km/h, gusts 35dryRising (+12.6 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast9° / -3°14 km/hdryRising (+6.4 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast8° / -4°6 km/hdryRising (+2.4 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast10° / -3°9 km/hdryFalling (-1.1 hPa)

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Link Lake, in brief

What fish are in Link Lake?

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

Which management unit is Link Lake in?

Link Lake is in MU 8-7, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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