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Loch Lomond

MU 5-2, Cariboo
51.3443° N, 121.3872° W

Surface area
71.3ha
Elevation
1,076m

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Loch Lomond at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-2
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Coordinates
51.344273, -121.387235

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Loch Lomond fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Loch Lomond yet.

Getting to Loch Lomond

Coordinates: 51.344273, -121.387235

Camping and rec sites at Loch Lomond

  • Loch Lomond
    No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)

The ice year at Loch Lomond, modelled

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

In the model Loch Lomond froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 15 November, and ice-off between 22 April and 8 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 28 April.

Modelled ice season at Loch Lomond: freeze-up most winters between 1 November and 15 November, ice-off between 22 April and 8 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 172 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 15 November 2024 to 15 April 2025, 151 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Loch Lomond 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.

Loch Lomond climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Loch Lomond is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.1 Csince the 1960s
  • 4.4 Caverage year now
  • 3.2 Caverage year then
  • -11 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Loch Lomonddegrees C, yearly mean
1 C4 C7 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
821301781960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Loch Lomond

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
Wed 21 OctOvercast13° / 5°15 km/h, gusts 31drySteady
Thu 22 OctModerate rain7° / -1°18 km/h, gusts 481 mmRising (+5.5 hPa)
Fri 23 OctPartly cloudy6° / -2°16 km/h, gusts 39dryRising (+13.0 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast5° / -2°9 km/h, gusts 220 mmFalling (-2.8 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast8° / 0°5 km/h, gusts 17drySteady
Mon 26 OctOvercast10° / -3°8 km/hdryFalling (-4.5 hPa)
Tue 27 OctOvercast8° / -1°14 km/h, gusts 50dryRising (+2.2 hPa)

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Loch Lomond, in brief

How big is Loch Lomond?

Loch Lomond covers about 71.3 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Loch Lomond in?

Loch Lomond is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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