Maple Lake
MU 1-6, Vancouver Island
49.6364° N, 125.0169° W
- Surface area
- 20.1ha
- Elevation
- 133m
Open Maple Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Trophy fish at Maple Lake
Maple Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 5 lb.
- Rainbow trout to 5 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.
Maple Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-6
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, SteelheadThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.6364, -125.0169
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Fish on record at Maple Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1958 | 2026 | 142 |
| Steelhead | 1990 | 2007 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Maple Lake
Best times of year at Maple Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Maple Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Maple Lake
3.0 km of traced road to the shore by way of Bevan Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 370 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.6364, -125.0169
Depth chart for Maple Lake
The Province sounded Maple Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1977.
The ice year at Maple Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Maple Lake froze in 38 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 18 December and 14 January, and ice-off between 13 January and 15 February. The median winter freezes on 29 December and opens on 26 January.
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 20 February 2025, 19 days.
Maple 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.
Maple Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Maple 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
- 10.0 Caverage year now
- 9.3 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Maple 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 | 16° / 4° | 9 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 8° | 9 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.7 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 14° / 5° | 10 km/h, gusts 41 | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 8 km/h, gusts 39 | dry | Rising (+9.8 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 5° | 7 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 7° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 8° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
Maple Lake, in brief
What fish are in Maple Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Maple Lake in?
Maple Lake is in MU 1-6, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Maple Lake
- Comox Lake 11 km away
- Tsable Lake 13 km away
- Beaufort Lake 14 km away
- Anderson Lake 17 km away
- Chicadee Lake 17 km away
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