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Lois Lake

MU 2-12, Lower Mainland
49.8457° N, 124.2416° W

Map of Lois 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.124°25′W124°20′W124°15′W124°10′W49°48′N49°50′N49°52′NLois LakeLois Lake rec site15 campsites, 42 m to shore02.5 kmNMap of Lois 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.124°15′W124°10′W49°45′N49°50′NLois Lake rec site15 campsites, 42 m to shore05 kmN
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 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
2409.9ha
Maximum depth
141m
463 ft. Province survey, 1977
Elevation
127m
Campsites
15
At Lois Lake rec site

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Trophy fish at Lois Lake

Lois Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 30 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 30 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.

Lois Lake at a glance

Region
Lower Mainland
Management unit
MU 2-12
Species
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Kokanee (last recorded 1993), Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Prickly Sculpin (last recorded 1995), Threespine Stickleback (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Large Water (> 500 ha)
Coordinates
49.845657, -124.241571

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Fish on record at Lois Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout197619953
Cutthroat Trout197619955
Kokanee197619935
Chinook Salmon1
Coho Salmon1
Prickly Sculpin197619953
Threespine Stickleback197619953

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

Lois Lake fishing regulations

Wild trout/char daily quota = 2 (no wild trout 40 cm or more), hatchery rainbow trout = 6; Rainbow trout/hatchery steelhead quota = 6 in the aggregate; Single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Lois Lake

5.2 km of traced road to the campground by way of Lois Mainline and Stillwater Mainline. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 110 m short of the campground.

The road route traced to Campground at Lois Lake, 5.2 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: 49.845657, -124.241571

Camping and rec sites at Lois Lake

  • Lois Lake
    Campsites
    15 designated
    To the shore
    42 m

    Coordinates: 49.805393, -124.299675

Depth chart for Lois Lake

141 mdeepest40.7 mmean

Lois Lake runs to 141 m (463 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1977.

The mean of 40.7 m (134 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in June 1977.

The Province sounded Lois Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1977. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Lois Lake, modelled

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

The model treats Lois Lake as too large and deep to freeze over, so it gives no freeze-up or ice-off dates. On air temperature alone it would have frozen in 51 of 65 winters since 1960.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Lois 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.

Lois Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Lois 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
  • 10.5 Caverage year now
  • 9.8 Caverage year then
  • -6 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Lois Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
8 C10 C13 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
-514341960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Lois 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
Sun 25 OctHeavy rain11° / 6°10 km/h, gusts 172 mmSteady
Mon 26 OctOvercast13° / 7°9 km/hdryRising (+1.1 hPa)
Tue 27 OctModerate rain showers9° / 6°10 km/h, gusts 189 mmFalling (-1.8 hPa)
Wed 28 OctModerate rain showers7° / 5°6 km/h, gusts 204 mmSteady
Thu 29 OctSlight rain showers6° / 4°5 km/h, gusts 143 mmRising (+3.6 hPa)
Fri 30 OctOvercast10° / 3°4 km/h, gusts 16dryFalling (-2.1 hPa)
Sat 31 OctOvercast11° / 5°5 km/h, gusts 22dryRising (+1.4 hPa)

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Lois Lake, in brief

What fish are in Lois Lake?

Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Kokanee (last recorded 1993), Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon. Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is Lois Lake?

Lois Lake covers about 2409.9 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Lois Lake in?

Lois Lake is in MU 2-12, in the Lower Mainland. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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