Little Dum Lake
MU 3-28, Thompson-Nicola
51.4492° N, 120.2931° W
- Surface area
- 9ha
- Elevation
- 1,111m
Open Little Dum Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Little Dum Lake at a glance
- Region
- Thompson-Nicola
- Management unit
- MU 3-28
- Species
- Rainbow Trout
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 51.4492, -120.2931
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Fish on record at Little Dum Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1991 | 1994 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Little Dum Lake
Best times of year at Little Dum Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Little Dum Lake fishing regulations
Rainbow trout daily quota = 2; single hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Little Dum Lake
11.2 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 230 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 51.4492, -120.2931
The ice year at Little Dum Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Little Dum Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 27 October and 7 November, and ice-off between 7 May and 22 May. The median winter freezes on 1 November and opens on 15 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 November 2024 to 3 May 2025, 183 days.
Little Dum 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.
Little Dum Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Little Dum Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.8 Csince the 1960s
- 5.3 Caverage year now
- 4.5 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Little Dum 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 | Mainly clear | 10° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 11° / -2° | 7 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Falling (-7.8 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 11° / 0° | 13 km/h, gusts 37 | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -3° | 7 km/h, gusts 25 | dry | Rising (+13.5 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 5° / 0° | 3 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 7° / -2° | 8 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Rising (+4.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Little Dum Lake
- Latremouille Lake 6 km away
- Lynn Lake 7 km away
- Goose Lake 8 km away
- Rock Island Lake 10 km away
- Long Island Lake 11 km away
All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.