Rowbotham Lake
MU 1-5, Vancouver Island
49.2278° N, 124.4997° W
- Surface area
- 22.2ha
- Elevation
- 973m
Open Rowbotham Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Rowbotham Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-5
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1933)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.2278, -124.4997
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Fish on record at Rowbotham Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1938 | 2026 | 13 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Rowbotham Lake
Best times of year at Rowbotham Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Rowbotham Lake fishing regulations
Trout catch and release; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Rowbotham Lake
13.5 km of traced road to the shore by way of Grafton Ave and Pratt Rd. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 100 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.2278, -124.4997
The ice year at Rowbotham Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Rowbotham Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 17 November and 14 December, and ice-off between 18 March and 3 May. The median winter freezes on 30 November and opens on 17 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 15 November 2024 to 14 April 2025, 150 days.
Rowbotham 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.
Rowbotham Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Rowbotham 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
- 7.3 Caverage year now
- 6.8 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Rowbotham 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 | 10° / 1° | 13 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 5° | 12 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Falling (-5.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 7° / 1° | 15 km/h, gusts 27 | dry | Rising (+1.0 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -1° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -1° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.2 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 0° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 3° | 5 km/h | dry | Steady |
Rowbotham Lake, in brief
What fish are in Rowbotham Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1933). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Rowbotham Lake in?
Rowbotham Lake is in MU 1-5, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Rowbotham Lake
- Henry Lake 10 km away
- Cameron Lake 12 km away
- Labour Day Lake 12 km away
- Father and Son Lake 16 km away
- Spider Lake 16 km away
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