Little Lillooet Lake
MU 2-9, Lower Mainland
50.1106° N, 122.5344° W
- Surface area
- 359ha
- Maximum depth
- 46m
- 151 ft. Province survey, 1990
- Elevation
- 195m
Open Little Lillooet Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Little Lillooet Lake at a glance
- Region
- Lower Mainland
- Management unit
- MU 2-9
- Species
- Dolly Varden (last recorded 1995), Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1995), Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1987), Sockeye Salmon (last recorded 1995), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1995), Prickly Sculpin (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.1106, -122.5344
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Fish on record at Little Lillooet Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolly Varden | 1987 | 1995 | 2 |
| Mountain Whitefish | 1987 | 1995 | 2 |
| Coastal Cutthroat Trout | 1995 | 1995 | 1 |
| Cutthroat Trout | 1987 | 1987 | 1 |
| Sockeye Salmon | 1987 | 1995 | 2 |
| Peamouth Chub | 1987 | 1995 | 2 |
| Prickly Sculpin | 1987 | 1995 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Little Lillooet Lake
Best times of year at Little Lillooet Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Little Lillooet Lake fishing regulations
Trout/char catch and release; single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Little Lillooet Lake
31.4 km of traced road to the shore by way of Lillooet West FSR, Lillooet West One FSR and In-Shuck-Ch FSR. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 230 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 50.1106, -122.5344
Depth chart for Little Lillooet Lake
46 mdeepest15.3 mmean
Little Lillooet Lake runs to 46 m (151 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1990.
The mean of 15.3 m (50 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in March 1990.
The Province sounded Little Lillooet Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1990.
The ice year at Little Lillooet Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Little Lillooet Lake froze in 64 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 27 November and 25 December, and ice-off between 10 February and 3 April. The median winter freezes on 9 December and opens on 4 March.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 January 2025 to 26 February 2025, 40 days.
Little Lillooet 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 Lillooet Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Little Lillooet Lake is 1.6 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.6 Csince the 1960s
- 9.8 Caverage year now
- 8.1 Caverage year then
- -10 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Little Lillooet 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 | Clear sky | 19° / 7° | 13 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 22° / 12° | 19 km/h, gusts 30 | dry | Falling (-5.4 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 17° / 8° | 11 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 14° / 7° | 8 km/h | 1 mm | Rising (+11.4 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 7° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+4.1 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 5° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+1.0 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 7° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-2.0 hPa) |
Little Lillooet Lake, in brief
What fish are in Little Lillooet Lake?
Dolly Varden (last recorded 1995), Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1995), Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1987), Sockeye Salmon (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Little Lillooet Lake in?
Little Lillooet Lake is in MU 2-9, in the Lower Mainland. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Little Lillooet Lake
- Lizzie Lake 11 km away
- Lillooet Lake 15 km away
- Stein Lake 26 km away
- Lost Lake (Near Whistler) 29 km away
- Green Lake 29 km away
All 133 lakes in the Lower Mainland, with today's conditions on each.