Oyama Lake

MU 8-22, Okanagan
50.1097° N, 119.2719° W

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: 222.6ha
Elevation: 1,375m
Campsites: 5; At Oyama Lake rec site

Enchanting high-elevation lake with over 20 islands offering endless bays and structure for trout.

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

Trophy fish at Oyama Lake

Oyama Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 6 lb.

Rainbow trout to 6 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.

Oyama Lake at a glance

Region: Okanagan
Management unit: MU 8-22
Species: Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing: No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates: 50.1097, -119.2719

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Fish on record at Oyama Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1936	2026	408

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

How to fish Oyama Lake

Fly fishing with mayfly nymphs, dry caddis patterns around the 27 islands, chironomids.

Best times of year at Oyama Lake

June - August
September

Oyama Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Oyama Lake

Oyama Lake Road from Oyama. Oyama Lake Eco-Lodge and forestry boat launch.

13.8 km of traced road to the campground by way of Oyama Lake Rd, Hayton Rd, Todd Rd, Middle Bench Rd and Oyama Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 190 m short of the campground.

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: 50.1097, -119.2719

Camping and rec sites at Oyama Lake

Oyama Lake
Campsites
5 designated
To the shore
48 m

Access: From Oyama: Off Middle Bench Road, turn east onto Todd Road and drive 0.7km. Then turn right onto Oyama Lake Road. Drive 9.2km and then bear right onto Oyama Lake Resort Forest Service Road. In 2.8km you will arrive at Oyama Lake. <BR> <BR> From Vernon: Drive approximately 7km east of Vernon on Highway 6 and turn right onto King Edward Forest Service Road. At 4km, bear right to stay on King Edward FSR. Then at 12.6km, bear right onto Oyama Lake Forest Service Road. After 8.6km, bear left onto Oyama Lake Lodge Forest Service Road and drive 2.8km to Oyama Lake.
Coordinates: 50.116245, -119.278769
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Oyama Lake

The Province sounded Oyama Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1979.

Depth chart (PDF)

The ice year at Oyama Lake, modelled

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

In the model Oyama Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 28 October and 7 November, and ice-off between 8 May and 27 May. The median winter freezes on 2 November and opens on 20 May.

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 28 October 2024 to 5 May 2025, 189 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Oyama Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.

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.

Oyama Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Oyama Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

+1.1 Csince the 1960s
4.0 Caverage year now
2.9 Caverage year then
-11 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Oyama Lakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Oyama 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	Fog	8° / -1°	14 km/h, gusts 24	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	15° / 5°	14 km/h, gusts 28	dry	Falling (-6.5 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	12° / 2°	14 km/h, gusts 22	dry	Falling (-3.5 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	6° / -2°	13 km/h, gusts 22	dry	Rising (+11.7 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	5° / -5°	8 km/h	dry	Rising (+6.1 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	3° / -6°	10 km/h	dry	Rising (+3.1 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	6° / -6°	5 km/h	dry	Steady

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Oyama Lake, in brief

What fish are in Oyama Lake?

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

Which management unit is Oyama Lake in?

Oyama Lake is in MU 8-22, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Oyama Lake

Streak Lake 3 km away
Damer Lake 4 km away
Echo Lake 5 km away
High Lake 5 km away
King Edward Lake 6 km away

All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.