Rickey Lake
MU 8-5, Okanagan
49.7550° N, 120.7327° W
- Surface area
- 5ha
- Elevation
- 1,083m
Open Rickey Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Rickey Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-5
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 49.755023, -120.732702
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Rickey Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Rickey Lake
11.5 km of traced road to the shore by way of Pike Mountain FSR and Pike-Gladstone FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 70 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.755023, -120.732702
The ice year at Rickey Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Rickey Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 5 November and 17 November, and ice-off between 3 May and 25 May. The median winter freezes on 9 November and opens on 14 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 November 2024 to 13 April 2025, 146 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Rickey 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.
Rickey Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Rickey Lake is 1.2 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.2 Csince the 1960s
- 4.8 Caverage year now
- 3.6 Caverage year then
- -16 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Rickey 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 | 12° / -3° | 9 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 3° | 14 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Falling (-6.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 8 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Fog | 8° / -1° | 13 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Rising (+12.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -4° | 12 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Rising (+6.1 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -5° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.3 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 10° / -6° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
Rickey Lake, in brief
How big is Rickey Lake?
Rickey Lake covers about 5 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Rickey Lake in?
Rickey Lake is in MU 8-5, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Rickey Lake
- Clifford Lake 1 km away
- Johnny Lake 1 km away
- Thalia Lake 1 km away
- Goose Lake 1 km away
- Lodwick Lake 2 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.