Skull Lake
MU 1-8, Vancouver Island
49.0455° N, 125.1811° W
- Surface area
- 26.4ha
- Elevation
- 53m
Open Skull Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Skull Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-8
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 49.04555, -125.181127
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Skull Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Skull Lake yet.
Getting to Skull Lake
Coordinates: 49.04555, -125.181127
Camping and rec sites at Skull Lake
- Skull Creek Cave
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
The ice year at Skull Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Skull Lake froze in 39 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 19 December and 13 January, and ice-off between 5 January and 8 February. The median winter freezes on 29 December and opens on 15 January.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 2 February 2025 to 18 February 2025, 16 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Skull 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.
Skull Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Skull Lake is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.7 Csince the 1960s
- 8.6 Caverage year now
- 7.9 Caverage year then
- -11 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Skull 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Nov | Overcast | 11° / 6° | 13 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Tue 3 Nov | Overcast | 11° / 7° | 22 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.0 hPa) |
| Wed 4 Nov | Heavy rain | 10° / 7° | 27 km/h | 12 mm | Falling (-1.8 hPa) |
| Thu 5 Nov | Heavy rain | 9° / 7° | 24 km/h, gusts 70 | 33 mm | Rising (+2.7 hPa) |
| Fri 6 Nov | Heavy rain | 10° / 4° | 18 km/h, gusts 106 | 37 mm | Steady |
| Sat 7 Nov | Moderate rain | 12° / 3° | 13 km/h, gusts 86 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 8 Nov | Heavy rain | 11° / 9° | 24 km/h | 93 mm | Falling (-6.3 hPa) |
Skull Lake, in brief
How big is Skull Lake?
Skull Lake covers about 26.4 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Skull Lake in?
Skull Lake is in MU 1-8, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Skull Lake
- Toquaht (Toquart) Lake 13 km away
- Nahmint Lake 17 km away
- Makii (Maggie) Lake 19 km away
- Gracie Lake 20 km away
- Larry Lake 20 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.