Opheim Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.5208° N, 121.8836° W
- Surface area
- 102.4ha
- Maximum depth
- 8.5m
- 28 ft
- Elevation
- 673m
Open Opheim Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Opheim Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1971), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1971), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1971)The newest of these fish records is from 1996.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 52.5208, -121.8836
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Fish on record at Opheim Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1962 | 1996 | 4 |
| Longnose Sucker | 1971 | 1971 | 1 |
| Northern Pikeminnow | 1971 | 1971 | 1 |
| Peamouth Chub | 1971 | 1971 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Opheim Lake
Best times of year at Opheim Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Opheim Lake fishing regulations
No Fishing for bass. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Opheim Lake
5.9 km of traced road to the shore by way of Opheim Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 220 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 52.5208, -121.8836
Depth chart for Opheim Lake
8.5 mdeepest
Opheim Lake runs to 8.5 m (28 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Opheim Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1971. It runs to 2 sheets.
The ice year at Opheim Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Opheim Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 10 November and 25 November, and ice-off between 1 April and 25 April. The median winter freezes on 16 November and opens on 17 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 21 November 2024 to 1 April 2025, 131 days.
Opheim 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.
Opheim Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Opheim Lake is 1.0 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.0 Csince the 1960s
- 3.8 Caverage year now
- 2.8 Caverage year then
- -9 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Opheim 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 | 11° / -2° | 11 km/h, gusts 25 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 2° | 11 km/h, gusts 27 | dry | Falling (-10.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 7° / 0° | 15 km/h, gusts 37 | dry | Rising (+4.3 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 7° / 0° | 3 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Rising (+12.4 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 9° / 1° | 6 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 8° / -2° | 5 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+6.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Falling (-2.7 hPa) |
Opheim Lake, in brief
What fish are in Opheim Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Opheim Lake in?
Opheim Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Opheim Lake
- Chambers Lake 5 km away
- Joan Lake 8 km away
- Jacobie Lake 9 km away
- Dorsey Lake 9 km away
- Gavin Lake 11 km away
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