Panther Lake
MU 1-6, Vancouver Island
49.6850° N, 125.3161° W
- Surface area
- 11.4ha
- Maximum depth
- 21m
- 69 ft
- Elevation
- 1,080m
Open Panther Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Panther Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-6
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe 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
- 49.685, -125.3161
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Fish on record at Panther Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1929 | 2005 | 12 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Panther Lake
Best times of year at Panther Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Panther Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Panther Lake yet.
Getting to Panther Lake
Coordinates: 49.685, -125.3161
Depth chart for Panther Lake
21 mdeepest7.5 mmean
Panther Lake runs to 21 m (69 ft) at its deepest.
The mean of 7.5 m (25 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in March 1988.
The Province sounded Panther Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1988.
The ice year at Panther Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Panther Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 9 November and 24 November, and ice-off between 17 May and 6 June. The median winter freezes on 17 November and opens on 25 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 26 May 2025, 193 days.
Panther 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.
Panther Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Panther 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 Panther 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 | 10° / 0° | 11 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 3° | 13 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Dense drizzle | 7° / 0° | 12 km/h, gusts 18 | 1 mm | Rising (+1.4 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -1° | 8 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Rising (+9.9 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / 0° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.5 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 2° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 4° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
Panther Lake, in brief
What fish are in Panther Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Panther Lake in?
Panther 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 Panther Lake
- Mckenzie Lake 4 km away
- Moat Lake 5 km away
- Mckay Lake 9 km away
- Anderson Lake 10 km away
- Wolf Lake 13 km away
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