Sharpe Lake

MU 3-30, Thompson-Nicola
51.3153° N, 120.8325° W

WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 9 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 64.3ha
Maximum depth: 36.6m; 120 ft
Elevation: 1,006m
Campsites: 2; At Sharpe Lake West rec site

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Trophy fish at Sharpe Lake

Sharpe Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 5 lb.

Rainbow trout to 5 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Sharpe Lake at a glance

Region: Thompson-Nicola
Management unit: MU 3-30
Species: Rainbow Trout, Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1960), Lake Chub (last recorded 1980), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1960), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1960)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing: No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates: 51.3153, -120.8325

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Fish on record at Sharpe Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1953	2026	40
Mountain Whitefish	1960	1960	1
Lake Chub	1980	1980	1
Northern Pikeminnow	1960	1960	1
Peamouth Chub	1960	1960	1

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

How to fish Sharpe Lake

Best times of year at Sharpe Lake

May - June
September - October

Sharpe Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Sharpe Lake yet.

Getting to Sharpe Lake

A small lake that regularly treats the flyfishers with rainbows up to 5 lbs.

24.4 km of traced road to the campground by way of Sharpe Lake Rd, Eagan Lake Rd, Knight Lake Rd, Double T Rd, N Bonaparte Rd and Bridge Lake Business Rte. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 60 m short of the campground.

The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 51.3153, -120.8325

Camping and rec sites at Sharpe Lake

Sharpe Lake West
Campsites
2 designated
To the shore
22 m

Access: Travel along Hwy 24 to Bridge Lake. Turn south onto North Bonaparte Road and follow for approximately 18km heading southwest. Turn southeast onto Eagan Lake (3200)Rd and follow the road for approximately 10.5km. Turn south onto Sharpe Lake Road and travel 3.6km to Sharpe Lake.
Coordinates: 51.3206, -120.827881
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Sharpe Lake

36.6 mdeepest

Sharpe Lake runs to 36.6 m (120 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Sharpe Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1960. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Sharpe Lake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Sharpe Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 8 November and 24 November, and ice-off between 14 April and 1 May. The median winter freezes on 16 November and opens on 24 April.

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 24 November 2024 to 28 March 2025, 124 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Sharpe 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.

Sharpe Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Sharpe 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
3.7 Caverage year now
2.6 Caverage year then
-13 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Sharpe Lakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Sharpe 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	11° / 0°	8 km/h, gusts 18	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	14° / 3°	16 km/h, gusts 36	dry	Falling (-9.6 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	9° / 0°	18 km/h, gusts 39	dry	Rising (+2.3 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	6° / -2°	10 km/h, gusts 23	dry	Rising (+13.9 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	6° / 0°	7 km/h, gusts 19	dry	Falling (-2.3 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Partly cloudy	7° / -2°	9 km/h, gusts 23	dry	Rising (+5.8 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	10° / 0°	7 km/h, gusts 17	dry	Falling (-3.0 hPa)

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Sharpe Lake, in brief

What fish are in Sharpe Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1960). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Sharpe Lake in?

Sharpe Lake is in MU 3-30, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Sharpe Lake

Spectacle Lake 4 km away
Moose Lake 6 km away
Little Scot Lake 7 km away
Scot Lake 9 km away
Eagan Lake 10 km away

All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.