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Reginald Lake

MU 1-6, Vancouver Island
49.9936° N, 125.5386° W

Map of Reginald Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.125°33.8′W125°33.5′W125°33.2′W125°33′W125°32.8′W125°32.5′W125°32.2′W125°32′W125°31.8′W49°59.5′N49°59.8′N50°00′NReginald Lake0250500 mNMap of Reginald Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.125°32.5′W125°32′W49°59.2′N49°59.5′N49°59.8′N50°00′NReginald Lake0500 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
31.6ha
Elevation
354m

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Trophy fish at Reginald Lake

Reginald Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 5 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 5 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.

Reginald Lake at a glance

Region
Vancouver Island
Management unit
MU 1-6
Species
Rainbow Trout, SteelheadThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.9936, -125.5386

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Fish on record at Reginald Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout2001202633
Steelhead198819978

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

How to fish Reginald Lake

Best times of year at Reginald Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Reginald Lake fishing regulations

Trout catch and release; bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Reginald Lake

6.0 km of traced road to the shore by way of Beavertail Main FSR and Elk River Mainline. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 220 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Reginald Lake, 6.0 km.Start of the traceLake shore2 km
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: 49.9936, -125.5386

The ice year at Reginald Lake, modelled

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

In the model Reginald Lake froze in 63 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 December and 31 December, and ice-off between 1 March and 21 April. The median winter freezes on 11 December and opens on 29 March.

Modelled ice season at Reginald Lake: freeze-up most winters between 1 December and 31 December, ice-off between 1 March and 21 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-off

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 26 February 2025, 25 days.

Reginald 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.

Reginald Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Reginald 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
  • 7.7 Caverage year now
  • 6.8 Caverage year then
  • -13 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Reginald Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
5 C7 C10 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
846831960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Reginald 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.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctPartly cloudy15° / 4°8 km/h, gusts 16drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast12° / 5°6 km/h, gusts 14dryFalling (-5.9 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast12° / 5°17 km/h, gusts 37dryRising (+4.6 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast11° / 3°12 km/h, gusts 24dryRising (+8.5 hPa)
Sat 24 OctSlight rain6° / 5°7 km/h, gusts 1612 mmFalling (-1.1 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast14° / 5°6 km/h, gusts 13dryFalling (-1.8 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast14° / 6°5 km/h, gusts 12drySteady

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Reginald Lake, in brief

What fish are in Reginald Lake?

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

Which management unit is Reginald Lake in?

Reginald 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.

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