Sheila Lake
MU 3-20, Thompson-Nicola
50.3538° N, 119.9488° W
- Surface area
- 5ha
- Elevation
- 967m
- Campsites
- 2
- At Sheila Lake rec site
Open Sheila Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Sheila Lake at a glance
- Region
- Thompson-Nicola
- Management unit
- MU 3-20
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 50.353844, -119.948845
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Sheila Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Sheila Lake yet.
Getting to Sheila Lake
25.7 km of traced road to the campground by way of Mine Road FSR and Douglas Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface.
Coordinates: 50.353844, -119.948845
Camping and rec sites at Sheila Lake
- Sheila Lake
- Campsites
- 2 designated
- To the shore
- 18 m
Coordinates: 50.355041, -119.948824
The ice year at Sheila Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Sheila Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 7 November and 23 November, and ice-off between 11 April and 1 May. The median winter freezes on 16 November and opens on 22 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 November 2024 to 8 April 2025, 141 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Sheila Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.
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.
Sheila Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Sheila Lake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.9 Csince the 1960s
- 5.5 Caverage year now
- 4.6 Caverage year then
- -13 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Sheila 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | Moderate snow | 5° / 1° | 11 km/h, gusts 28 | 5 mm | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 9° / 0° | 9 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.5 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Moderate snow | 6° / 1° | 19 km/h, gusts 56 | 1 mm | Falling (-4.5 hPa) |
| Wed 28 Oct | Slight snow | 3° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 22 | 1 mm | Rising (+3.1 hPa) |
| Thu 29 Oct | Partly cloudy | 4° / -3° | 6 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Rising (+6.1 hPa) |
| Fri 30 Oct | Partly cloudy | 5° / -3° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.8 hPa) |
| Sat 31 Oct | Partly cloudy | 8° / -2° | 5 km/h, gusts 27 | dry | Steady |
Sheila Lake, in brief
How big is Sheila Lake?
Sheila Lake covers about 5 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Sheila Lake in?
Sheila Lake is in MU 3-20, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Sheila Lake
- Jimmy Lake 9 km away
- Nugget Lake 9 km away
- Salmon Lake 10 km away
- Pratt Lake 10 km away
- Blackwell Lake 10 km away
All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.