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Osprey Lake

MU 8-6, Okanagan
49.7128° N, 120.2083° W

Map of Osprey Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.120°14′W120°13.5′W120°13′W120°12.5′W120°12′W49°42.5′N49°42.8′N49°43′NOsprey LakeOsprey Lake North rec site11 campsites, 77 m to shore0250500 mNMap of Osprey Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.120°13′W120°12′W49°42.5′N49°43′NOsprey Lake North rec site11 campsites, 77 m to shore0500 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
38.9ha
Maximum depth
10.1m
33 ft
Elevation
1,096m
Campsites
11
At Osprey Lake North rec site

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Trophy fish at Osprey Lake

Osprey Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 7 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 7 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.

Osprey Lake at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-6
Species
Rainbow Trout, Sucker (General) (last recorded 1995), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1967)The newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.7128, -120.2083

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Fish on record at Osprey Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1930202596
Sucker (General)199519951
Longnose Sucker195119672

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

How to fish Osprey Lake

Best times of year at Osprey Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Osprey Lake fishing regulations

Engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp). Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Osprey Lake

38.4 km of traced road to the campground by way of Princeton-Summerland Rd and Belfort Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.

The road route traced to Campground at Osprey Lake, 38.4 km.Start of the traceCampground5 km
The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 49.7128, -120.2083

Camping and rec sites at Osprey Lake

  • Osprey Lake S.
    No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
  • Osprey Lake North
    Campsites
    11 designated
    To the shore
    77 m

    Coordinates: 49.715388, -120.204313

Depth chart for Osprey Lake

10.1 mdeepest

Osprey Lake runs to 10.1 m (33 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Osprey Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1968.

The ice year at Osprey Lake, modelled

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

In the model Osprey Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 11 November and 25 November, and ice-off between 7 April and 1 May. The median winter freezes on 18 November and opens on 19 April.

Modelled ice season at Osprey Lake: freeze-up most winters between 11 November and 25 November, ice-off between 7 April and 1 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 152 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 November 2024 to 15 April 2025, 148 days.

Osprey 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.

Osprey Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Osprey 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
  • 3.7 Caverage year now
  • 3.0 Caverage year then
  • -4 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Osprey Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
1 C4 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
891321741960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Osprey 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 OctClear sky13° / 0°14 km/h, gusts 23drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast17° / 5°13 km/h, gusts 30dryFalling (-5.9 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast14° / 4°11 km/h, gusts 17dryFalling (-2.3 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast8° / -2°18 km/h, gusts 35dryRising (+12.6 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast9° / -3°14 km/hdryRising (+6.4 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast8° / -4°6 km/hdryRising (+2.4 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast10° / -3°9 km/hdryFalling (-1.1 hPa)

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Osprey Lake, in brief

What fish are in Osprey Lake?

Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Osprey Lake in?

Osprey Lake is in MU 8-6, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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