Little Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.6197° N, 121.7270° W
- Surface area
- 74.1ha
- Maximum depth
- 32.3m
- 106 ft
- Elevation
- 846m
Open Little Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Little Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Redside Shiner (last recorded 1970), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1970)The newest of these fish records is from 1970.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Coordinates
- 52.619658, -121.726969
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Fish on record at Little Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redside Shiner | 1970 | 1970 | 1 |
| Sucker (General) | 1970 | 1970 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
Little Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Little Lake yet.
Getting to Little Lake
Coordinates: 52.619658, -121.726969
Camping and rec sites at Little Lake
- Little Lake
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Depth chart for Little Lake
32.3 mdeepest
Little Lake runs to 32.3 m (106 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Little Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1971.
The ice year at Little Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Little Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 5 November and 17 November, and ice-off between 19 April and 8 May. The median winter freezes on 11 November and opens on 29 April.
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 14 April 2025, 150 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Little Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.
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 Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Little 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
- 2.7 Caverage year now
- 1.8 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Little 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 8° / 5° | 12 km/h, gusts 34 | dry | Steady |
| Thu 22 Oct | Heavy rain | 8° / -2° | 17 km/h, gusts 30 | 3 mm | Rising (+6.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -3° | 10 km/h | dry | Rising (+12.8 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -3° | 8 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Falling (-1.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 5° / -4° | 4 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Rising (+1.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 8° / -3° | 4 km/h | dry | Falling (-2.9 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -3° | 9 km/h, gusts 36 | dry | Rising (+1.6 hPa) |
Little Lake, in brief
How big is Little Lake?
Little Lake covers about 74.1 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Little Lake in?
Little Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Little Lake
- Morehead Lake 3 km away
- Prior Lake 3 km away
- Jacobie Lake 9 km away
- Bootjack Lake 10 km away
- Polley Lake 11 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.