Perry Lake
MU 1-12, Vancouver Island
49.8836° N, 126.5817° W
- Surface area
- 19.9ha
- Elevation
- 223m
Open Perry Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Perry Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-12
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.8836, -126.5817
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Fish on record at Perry Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1989 | 2005 | 10 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Perry Lake
Best times of year at Perry Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Perry Lake fishing regulations
Trout daily quota = 1 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Perry Lake
Coordinates: 49.8836, -126.5817
The ice year at Perry Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Perry Lake froze in 53 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 18 December and 25 January, and ice-off between 19 January and 11 March. The median winter freezes on 30 December and opens on 12 February.
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 24 February 2025, 23 days.
Perry 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.
Perry Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Perry 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
- 3.0 Caverage year now
- 2.3 Caverage year then
- -12 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Perry 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 | Partly cloudy | 17° / 4° | 9 km/h, gusts 25 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Light drizzle | 13° / 9° | 6 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-4.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 12° / 5° | 12 km/h, gusts 35 | 1 mm | Rising (+5.3 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 3° | 9 km/h, gusts 25 | dry | Rising (+7.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Slight rain showers | 8° / 7° | 7 km/h, gusts 19 | 11 mm | Falling (-2.4 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 6° | 6 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Falling (-2.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 7° | 7 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Perry Lake
- Malaspina Lake 3 km away
- Vernon Lake 20 km away
- Zeballos Lake 25 km away
- Bull Lake 25 km away
- Woss Lake 26 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.