Rosen Lake (Read Island)
MU 1-15, Vancouver Island
50.1542° N, 125.1269° W
- Surface area
- 45ha
- Elevation
- 56m
Open Rosen Lake (Read Island) in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Rosen Lake (Read Island) at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-15
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.1542, -125.1269
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How to fish Rosen Lake (Read Island)
Best times of year at Rosen Lake (Read Island)
- May - June
- September - October
Rosen Lake (Read Island) fishing regulations
No powered boats. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Rosen Lake (Read Island)
Coordinates: 50.1542, -125.1269
Depth chart for Rosen Lake (Read Island)
The Province sounded Rosen Lake (Read Island) and published the depth chart.
The ice year at Rosen Lake (Read Island), modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Rosen Lake (Read Island) froze in 61 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 December and 10 January, and ice-off between 22 January and 15 March. The median winter freezes on 20 December and opens on 14 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 24 February 2025, 23 days.
Rosen Lake (Read Island) 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.
Rosen Lake (Read Island) climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Rosen Lake (Read Island) is 1.3 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.3 Csince the 1960s
- 8.1 Caverage year now
- 6.8 Caverage year then
- -21 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Rosen Lake (Read Island)
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 | Mainly clear | 17° / 4° | 12 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 4° | 6 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Falling (-5.8 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 6° | 19 km/h, gusts 45 | dry | Rising (+4.4 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 2° | 14 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Rising (+8.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 9° / 6° | 10 km/h, gusts 20 | 6 mm | Falling (-1.4 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 4° | 6 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 4° | 4 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Rosen Lake (Read Island)
- Village Bay Lake 6 km away
- Main Lake (Quadra Island) 9 km away
- Stramberg Lake 9 km away
- Little Main Lake (Quadra Island) 11 km away
- Clear Lake (Quadra Island) 12 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.