Lowry Lake
MU 1-7, Vancouver Island
49.3892° N, 125.1356° W
- Surface area
- 45ha
- Maximum depth
- 11m
- 36 ft
- Elevation
- 136m
- Campsites
- 6
- At Lowry Lake rec site
Access to the lake is located 30 km (19 miles) northwest of Port Alberni on Highway 4 via Great Central Lake Road, the Ash River logging mainline or the road to Thunder Mountain.
Open Lowry Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Lowry Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-7
- Species
- Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee (last recorded 1993), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1993), Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1977), Steelhead (last recorded 1993), Coho Salmon (last recorded 1977), Prickly Sculpin (last recorded 1977), Threespine Stickleback (last recorded 1977), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1961)The newest of these fish records is from 2008.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 49.3892, -125.1356
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Fish on record at Lowry Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutthroat Trout | 1961 | 2008 | 20 |
| Kokanee | 1977 | 1993 | 2 |
| Rainbow Trout | 1961 | 1993 | 13 |
| Coastal Cutthroat Trout | 1977 | 1977 | 1 |
| Steelhead | 1983 | 1993 | 2 |
| Coho Salmon | 1977 | 1977 | 1 |
| Prickly Sculpin | 1977 | 1977 | 1 |
| Threespine Stickleback | 1977 | 1977 | 1 |
| Sculpin (General) | 1961 | 1961 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Lowry Lake
Best times of year at Lowry Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Lowry Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Lowry Lake yet.
Getting to Lowry Lake
A campground with no facilities and a cartop boat launch is available.
25.0 km of traced road to the campground by way of unsigned and Somers Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 50 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 49.3892, -125.1356
Camping and rec sites at Lowry Lake
- Lowry Lake
- Campsites
- 6 designated
- To the shore
- 43 m
Access: From Port Alberni, take Highway #4 toward Tofino/Ucluelet, and turn right on Central Lake Road; the turnoff to Robertson Creek Fish Hatchery & Upper Sproat Lake Campground). Set your odometer to zero and drive on Central Lake Road, at 7.2 kilometres, turn right onto Ash Main Forest Service Road, just past the Boot Lagoon Hatchery. At 13.8 kilometres turn left onto Ash 286/Browns Bay Dryland Sort, stay right at the fork at 14.6 kilometres. Lowry Lake Recreation Site is on the left at 24.1 kilometres. NOTE: Odometer reading may vary from one vehicle to another. Access to Lowry Lake Recreation Site is via privately managed roads. For information on road access and gate closures please check the following website before you travel: https://www.mosaicforests.com/access
Coordinates: 49.387755, -125.132106
Depth chart for Lowry Lake
11 mdeepest
Lowry Lake runs to 11 m (36 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Lowry Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1961.
The ice year at Lowry Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Lowry Lake froze in 37 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 23 December and 26 January, and ice-off between 13 January and 23 February. The median winter freezes on 2 January and opens on 1 February.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 February 2025 to 23 February 2025, 22 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Lowry Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.
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.
Lowry Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Lowry 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
- 9.5 Caverage year now
- 8.8 Caverage year then
- -3 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Lowry 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 | Fog | 16° / 8° | 8 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 5° | 10 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Rising (+2.4 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Moderate rain | 13° / 5° | 5 km/h, gusts 12 | 1 mm | Rising (+8.8 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Heavy rain | 8° / 3° | 5 km/h, gusts 42 | 32 mm | Falling (-4.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Moderate rain | 12° / 5° | 6 km/h, gusts 14 | 3 mm | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 17° / 7° | 3 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.3 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 7° | 4 km/h | dry | Rising (+5.4 hPa) |
Lowry Lake, in brief
What fish are in Lowry Lake?
Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee (last recorded 1993), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1993), Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1977), Steelhead (last recorded 1993), Coho Salmon (last recorded 1977). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Lowry Lake in?
Lowry Lake is in MU 1-7, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Lowry Lake
- Dickson Lake 4 km away
- Great Central Lake 5 km away
- Toy Lake 13 km away
- June Lake 13 km away
- Doran Lake 13 km away
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