Roselle Lake
MU 1-11, Vancouver Island
50.5192° N, 126.9894° W
- Surface area
- 17.7ha
- Maximum depth
- 6m
- 20 ft
- Elevation
- 100m
Open Roselle Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Roselle Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-11
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Steelhead (last recorded 1995), Threespine Stickleback, Prickly SculpinThe newest of these fish records is from 2022.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.5192, -126.9894
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Fish on record at Roselle Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1984 | 1995 | 3 |
| Steelhead | 1982 | 1995 | 5 |
| Threespine Stickleback | 1980 | 2022 | 6 |
| Prickly Sculpin | 1980 | 2015 | 3 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Roselle Lake
Best times of year at Roselle Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Roselle Lake fishing regulations
Trout daily quota = 2. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Roselle Lake
1.9 km of traced road to the shore by way of Kilpala Main FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 240 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 50.5192, -126.9894
Depth chart for Roselle Lake
6 mdeepest2.1 mmean
Roselle Lake runs to 6 m (20 ft) at its deepest.
The mean of 2.1 m (7 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in October 1980.
The Province sounded Roselle Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980.
The ice year at Roselle Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Roselle Lake froze in 44 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 20 December and 26 January, and ice-off between 11 January and 19 February. The median winter freezes on 31 December and opens on 24 January.
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 19 February 2025, 18 days.
Roselle 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.
Roselle Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Roselle Lake is 0.6 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.6 Csince the 1960s
- 9.4 Caverage year now
- 8.8 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Roselle 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 | 14° / 6° | 5 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Slight rain showers | 13° / 7° | 5 km/h, gusts 21 | 6 mm | Falling (-5.9 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 11° / 5° | 16 km/h, gusts 47 | 1 mm | Rising (+5.8 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 11° / 4° | 9 km/h, gusts 30 | dry | Rising (+7.3 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Slight rain | 7° / 5° | 8 km/h, gusts 32 | 37 mm | Falling (-5.0 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 16° / 6° | 10 km/h, gusts 28 | 2 mm | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 8° | 11 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Steady |
Roselle Lake, in brief
What fish are in Roselle Lake?
Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Steelhead (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Roselle Lake in?
Roselle Lake is in MU 1-11, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Roselle Lake
- Keogh Lake 13 km away
- Nimpkish Lake 13 km away
- Ida Lake 15 km away
- Three Isle Lake 18 km away
- Maynard Lake 20 km away
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