Sardine Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.7850° N, 122.2310° W
- Surface area
- 15.4ha
- Elevation
- 832m
Open Sardine Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Sardine Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Rainbow TroutSpecies from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 52.785, -122.231
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Fish on record at Sardine Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1992 | 2025 | 32 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
Sardine Lake fishing regulations
No Ice Fishing; trout/char daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Sardine Lake
15.8 km of traced road to the shore by way of French Rd and 1800 French Road FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 180 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 52.785, -122.231
The ice year at Sardine Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Sardine Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 3 November and 17 November, and ice-off between 17 April and 8 May. The median winter freezes on 10 November and opens on 27 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 17 April 2025, 153 days.
Sardine Lake is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Sardine Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Sardine Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.1 Csince the 1960s
- 3.4 Caverage year now
- 2.4 Caverage year then
- -9 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Sardine 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 | Mainly clear | 9° / -1° | 13 km/h, gusts 36 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 1° | 13 km/h, gusts 38 | dry | Falling (-9.7 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 5° / -1° | 11 km/h, gusts 29 | 1 mm | Rising (+4.3 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -2° | 5 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Rising (+10.9 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -3° | 8 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 5° / -5° | 5 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Rising (+5.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -3° | 6 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Falling (-1.7 hPa) |
Sardine Lake, in brief
What fish are in Sardine Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
How big is Sardine Lake?
Sardine Lake covers about 15.4 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Sardine Lake in?
Sardine Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Sardine Lake
- Nyland Lake 15 km away
- Dale Lake 15 km away
- Spruce Lake 16 km away
- Blue Lake 17 km away
- Benson Lake 17 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.