Robertson Lake
MU 8-5, Okanagan
49.7414° N, 120.6700° W
- Surface area
- 53.8ha
- Maximum depth
- 24m
- 79 ft
- Elevation
- 1,121m
- Campsites
- 2
- At Robertson Lake rec site
Open Robertson Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Robertson Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-5
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.7414, -120.67
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Fish on record at Robertson Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1947 | 2025 | 62 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Robertson Lake
Best times of year at Robertson Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Robertson Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Robertson Lake
4.1 km of traced road to the campground by way of Pike Mountain FSR and Pike-Gladstone FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 190 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 49.7414, -120.67
Camping and rec sites at Robertson Lake
- Robertson Lake
- Campsites
- 2 designated
- To the shore
- 48 m
Access: Located north of Pike Mountain. From the junction of HWY 5 and 5A/97C, South East of Merritt take HWY 5A/97C 23 kms East to the Aspen Grove turn-off. Follow HWY 5A south for 24 kms and turn right on Pike Mtn. Forest Service Road. At about the 0.8 km mark turn right, proceed 1.7 km and turn left, go another 0.4 km further and keep to the left. Drive for 3.3 km then turn left and then immediatly right and go a few hundred metres to the campsite.
Coordinates: 49.743255, -120.668963
Depth chart for Robertson Lake
24 mdeepest
Robertson Lake runs to 24 m (79 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Robertson Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1978.
The ice year at Robertson Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Robertson Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 15 November, and ice-off between 6 May and 27 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 15 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 16 April 2025, 149 days.
Robertson 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.
Robertson Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Robertson 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 Robertson 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° / -4° | 8 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 3° | 13 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Falling (-6.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 3° | 8 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.7 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Fog | 8° / -2° | 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 | 6° / -5° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.3 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 10° / -6° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
Robertson Lake, in brief
What fish are in Robertson Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Robertson Lake in?
Robertson 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 Robertson Lake
- Tommy Lee Lake 1 km away
- Harvey Hall Lake 1 km away
- Hall Road (Mission) Lake 2 km away
- Kump (Lost) Lake 2 km away
- Stony Lake 3 km away
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