Rooney Lake
MU 1-10, Vancouver Island
50.3522° N, 126.1569° W
- Surface area
- 15.5ha
- Maximum depth
- 21m
- 69 ft
- Elevation
- 229m
Rooney Lake is located 28 kilometres (17.4 miles) west of Sayward . The lake may be accessed by either a short logging road to the campsite on the north shore of the lake or directly from Highway 19.
Open Rooney Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Rooney Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-10
- Species
- Dolly Varden, Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1980)The newest of these fish records is from 2002.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 50.3522, -126.1569
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Fish on record at Rooney Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolly Varden | 1980 | 2002 | 3 |
| Cutthroat Trout | 1980 | 2002 | 14 |
| Brown Trout | 2002 | 2002 | 2 |
| Coastal Cutthroat Trout | 1980 | 1980 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Rooney Lake
Best times of year at Rooney Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Rooney Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Rooney Lake yet.
Getting to Rooney Lake
A campsite is located on the north end of the lake. A car top boat launch is found near the grounds.
Coordinates: 50.3522, -126.1569
Camping and rec sites at Rooney Lake
- Rooney Lake
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Access: A campsite is located on the north end of the lake. A car top boat launch is found near the grounds.
Depth chart for Rooney Lake
21 mdeepest6.2 mmean
Rooney Lake runs to 21 m (69 ft) at its deepest.
The mean of 6.2 m (20 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in January 1981.
The Province sounded Rooney Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1981.
The ice year at Rooney Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Rooney Lake froze in 57 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 December and 14 January, and ice-off between 2 February and 18 March. The median winter freezes on 23 December and opens on 25 February.
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 25 February 2025, 24 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Rooney Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.
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.
Rooney Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Rooney 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
- 2.8 Caverage year now
- 1.9 Caverage year then
- -15 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Rooney 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 | Partly cloudy | 14° / 5° | 5 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Moderate rain | 13° / 4° | 8 km/h | 0 mm | Falling (-3.8 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Fog | 9° / 0° | 20 km/h, gusts 45 | dry | Rising (+5.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -1° | 10 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Rising (+7.3 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Heavy rain | 4° / 2° | 12 km/h, gusts 58 | 19 mm | Falling (-5.0 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 2° | 8 km/h, gusts 27 | dry | Rising (+2.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 7° | 5 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.3 hPa) |
Rooney Lake, in brief
What fish are in Rooney Lake?
Dolly Varden, Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1980). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Rooney Lake in?
Rooney Lake is in MU 1-10, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Rooney Lake
- Tlowils Lake 15 km away
- Fickle Lake 28 km away
- Claud Elliott Lake 29 km away
- Klaklakama Lakes 30 km away
- Stewart Lake 36 km away
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