Placer Lake fishing
Fishing near Kelowna, Vernon and the rest of the Okanagan. See all Okanagan lakes.
Placer Lake is a small water of 9.6 ha in the Okanagan. The Placer Lake recreation site is on its shore. Depth, elevation, stocking and regulations are not on file for this lake yet.
Placer Lake is a small water in the Okanagan, the trout country reached from Kelowna.
This week at Placer 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; the score stays in the app.
| Day | Sky | High / low | Wind | Rain | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 10 Sep | Overcast | 14° / 5° | 19 km/h, gusts 44 | dry | Steady |
| Fri 11 Sep | Slight rain | 10° / 1° | 11 km/h, gusts 20 | 1 mm | Steady |
| Sat 12 Sep | Overcast | 14° / 1° | 16 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Sun 13 Sep | Overcast | 15° / 1° | 21 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Mon 14 Sep | Overcast | 14° / 1° | 15 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Rising (+4.2 hPa) |
| Tue 15 Sep | Overcast | 15° / 4° | 13 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Rising (+3.1 hPa) |
| Wed 16 Sep | Clear sky | 20° / 4° | 11 km/h | dry | Rising (+1.8 hPa) |
Moon tonight: New Moon.
Open Placer Lake in the app for the 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check
Placer Lake at a glance
- Region
- Region 8 - Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-4
- Surface area
- 9.6 ha
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Getting to Placer Lake
Coordinates: 49.111358, -120.487036
Placer Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Placer Lake yet.
Always check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you go. Regulations change in season.
Ice fishing at Placer Lake
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Placer Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.
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.
Placer Lake, in brief
What fish are in Placer Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
How big is Placer Lake?
Placer Lake covers about 9.6 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Placer Lake in?
Placer Lake is in MU 8-4, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Camping and rec sites at Placer Lake
- Placer Lake
2 designated campsites (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Coordinates: 49.111123, -120.486824
Local shops and lodges in the Okanagan
- TW Outdoors, 101-2340 Highway 97 North, Kelowna, BC
Okanagan stillwater chironomids, fly rods & lake seminars
TW Outdoors website - Beaver Lake Mountain Resort, 6350 Beaver Lake Road, Lake Country, BC
Historic fly fishing cabins, rowboats & 1,300m elevation trout
Beaver Lake Mountain Resort website
Trout lakes near Placer Lake
- Garrison Lakes 19 km away
- Victor Lake 26 km away
- Martin Lake 42 km away
- Ross Lake 45 km away
- Lodestone Lake 47 km away
- Jacobson Lake 49 km away
- Nickel Plate Lake 50 km away
- Yellow Lake 59 km away
Reading the water
Data from the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis, and Sites and Trails BC.