Polley Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.5561° N, 121.6086° W
- Surface area
- 385.4ha
- Maximum depth
- 35.1m
- 115 ft. Province survey, 1973
- Elevation
- 919m
Open Polley Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Polley Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Longnose Sucker, Redside Shiner, Northern PikeminnowThe newest of these fish records is from 2022.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 52.5561, -121.6086
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Fish on record at Polley Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1973 | 2022 | 345 |
| Longnose Sucker | 1973 | 2022 | 258 |
| Redside Shiner | 1973 | 2022 | 230 |
| Northern Pikeminnow | 2016 | 2016 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Polley Lake
Best times of year at Polley Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Polley Lake fishing regulations
Trout daily quota = 8. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Polley Lake
Coordinates: 52.5561, -121.6086
Camping and rec sites at Polley Lake
- Polley Lake (reserve)
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Depth chart for Polley Lake
35.1 mdeepest18 mmean
Polley Lake runs to 35.1 m (115 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1973.
The mean of 18 m (59 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in February 1973.
The Province sounded Polley Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1973. It runs to 2 sheets.
The ice year at Polley Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Polley Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 1 May and 18 May. The median winter freezes on 10 November and opens on 10 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 15 November 2024 to 28 April 2025, 164 days.
Polley 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.
Polley Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Polley Lake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.9 Csince the 1960s
- 5.3 Caverage year now
- 4.5 Caverage year then
- -10 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Polley 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 | Overcast | 9° / -2° | 11 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 1° | 13 km/h, gusts 31 | dry | Falling (-10.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -1° | 18 km/h, gusts 43 | dry | Rising (+4.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -3° | 6 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+12.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -1° | 6 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Falling (-1.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 6° / -4° | 6 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+5.9 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -3° | 4 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-2.6 hPa) |
Polley Lake, in brief
What fish are in Polley Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Polley Lake in?
Polley Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Polley Lake
- Bootjack Lake 4 km away
- Prior Lake 8 km away
- Nina Lake 9 km away
- Jacobie Lake 10 km away
- Morehead Lake 11 km away
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