Mckenzie Lake
MU 1-6, Vancouver Island
49.6836° N, 125.2628° W
- Surface area
- 11.6ha
- Maximum depth
- 5.1m
- 17 ft
- Elevation
- 932m
Open Mckenzie Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Mckenzie Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-6
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1993)The newest of these fish records is from 2005.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.6836, -125.2628
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Fish on record at Mckenzie Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1930 | 2005 | 11 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Mckenzie Lake
Best times of year at Mckenzie Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Mckenzie Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Mckenzie Lake yet.
Getting to Mckenzie Lake
23.3 km of traced road to the shore by way of Strathcona Pky, Duncan Bay Mainline and Forbidden Plateau Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 1410 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.6836, -125.2628
Depth chart for Mckenzie Lake
5.1 mdeepest
Mckenzie Lake runs to 5.1 m (17 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Mckenzie Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1988.
The ice year at Mckenzie Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Mckenzie Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 15 November and 8 December, and ice-off between 27 April and 24 May. The median winter freezes on 24 November and opens on 10 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 14 November 2024 to 9 May 2025, 176 days.
Mckenzie 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.
Mckenzie Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Mckenzie 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
- 4.9 Caverage year now
- 4.2 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Mckenzie 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 | 11° / 1° | 8 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 4° | 14 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.4 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight rain | 9° / 1° | 14 km/h, gusts 21 | 1 mm | Rising (+1.9 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -1° | 8 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Rising (+9.9 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 8° / 0° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.7 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 3° | 7 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.3 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 4° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.0 hPa) |
Mckenzie Lake, in brief
What fish are in Mckenzie Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1993). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Mckenzie Lake in?
Mckenzie 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 Mckenzie Lake
- Panther Lake 4 km away
- Anderson Lake 7 km away
- Moat Lake 9 km away
- Mckay Lake 9 km away
- Comox Lake 10 km away
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