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Nola Lake

MU 1-10, Vancouver Island
49.9683° N, 125.7500° W

Surface area
16.1ha
Elevation
462m

Open Nola Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Nola Lake at a glance

Region
Vancouver Island
Management unit
MU 1-10
Species
Coastal Cutthroat TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2017.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.9683, -125.75

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How to fish Nola Lake

Best times of year at Nola Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Nola Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Nola Lake yet.

Getting to Nola Lake

Coordinates: 49.9683, -125.75

The ice year at Nola Lake, modelled

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

In the model Nola Lake froze in 64 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 November and 29 December, and ice-off between 15 March and 28 April. The median winter freezes on 11 December and opens on 2 April.

Modelled ice season at Nola Lake: freeze-up most winters between 29 November and 29 December, ice-off between 15 March and 28 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-off

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 28 February 2025, 27 days.

Nola 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.

Nola Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Nola Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.8 Csince the 1960s
  • 7.2 Caverage year now
  • 6.4 Caverage year then
  • -11 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Nola Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
4 C7 C10 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
450951960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Nola 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
Tue 20 OctPartly cloudy14° / 4°7 km/h, gusts 17drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast14° / 6°8 km/h, gusts 21dryFalling (-6.0 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast11° / 4°16 km/h, gusts 43dryRising (+4.9 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast10° / 1°11 km/h, gusts 28dryRising (+8.4 hPa)
Sat 24 OctSlight rain6° / 5°4 km/h, gusts 1315 mmFalling (-1.0 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast14° / 6°4 km/h, gusts 12dryFalling (-1.9 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast14° / 9°3 km/h, gusts 12drySteady

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Nola Lake, in brief

What fish are in Nola Lake?

Coastal Cutthroat Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Nola Lake in?

Nola Lake is in MU 1-10, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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