Lower Blue Lake
MU 7-21, Peace
54.5483° N, 121.0386° W
- Surface area
- 153.1ha
- Maximum depth
- 27m
- 89 ft. Province survey, 1977
- Elevation
- 1,108m
Open Lower Blue Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Lower Blue Lake at a glance
- Region
- Peace
- Management unit
- MU 7-21
- Species
- Dolly Varden (last recorded 1976), Bull Trout (last recorded 1976)The newest of these fish records is from 1976.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 54.5483, -121.0386
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Fish on record at Lower Blue Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolly Varden | 1976 | 1976 | 2 |
| Bull Trout | 1976 | 1976 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Lower Blue Lake
Best times of year at Lower Blue Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Lower Blue Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Lower Blue Lake yet.
Getting to Lower Blue Lake
Coordinates: 54.5483, -121.0386
Depth chart for Lower Blue Lake
27 mdeepest13.9 mmean
Lower Blue Lake runs to 27 m (89 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1977.
The mean of 13.9 m (46 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in June 1977.
The Province sounded Lower Blue Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1977.
The ice year at Lower Blue Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Lower Blue Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 20 October and 2 November, and ice-off between 26 May and 12 June. The median winter freezes on 27 October and opens on 3 June.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 20 October 2024 to 28 May 2025, 220 days.
Lower Blue 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.
Lower Blue Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Lower Blue 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
- -7.3 Caverage year now
- -8.2 Caverage year then
- -15 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Lower Blue 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 | Overcast | 5° / 1° | 18 km/h, gusts 65 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 8° / 2° | 18 km/h, gusts 68 | dry | Falling (-9.5 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight snow | 4° / -2° | 9 km/h, gusts 34 | 1 mm | Rising (+5.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 1° / -3° | 7 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Rising (+13.5 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 2° / -5° | 9 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Rising (+1.5 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -9° | 6 km/h, gusts 21 | dry | Rising (+1.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 6° / -3° | 9 km/h, gusts 30 | dry | Falling (-5.3 hPa) |
Lower Blue Lake, in brief
What fish are in Lower Blue Lake?
Dolly Varden (last recorded 1976), Bull Trout (last recorded 1976). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Lower Blue Lake in?
Lower Blue Lake is in MU 7-21, in the Peace. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Lower Blue Lake
- Monkman Lake 12 km away
- Wapiti Lake 17 km away
- Onion Lake 19 km away
- Knudsen Lake 33 km away
- Pacific Lake 40 km away
All 54 lakes in the Peace, with today's conditions on each.