BCTROUTFINDEROpen the app

Skulow Lake

MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.3086° N, 121.9000° W

Map of Skulow Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas and the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas.121°55.2′W121°55′W121°54.8′W121°54.5′W121°54.2′W121°54′W121°53.8′W121°53.5′W52°18.2′N52°18.5′N52°18.8′NSkulow Lake0250500 mNMap of Skulow Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas and the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas.121°54.5′W121°54′W121°53.5′W52°18′N52°18.2′N52°18.5′N52°18.8′NSkulow Lake0500 mN
WaterRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
37.6ha
Maximum depth
7m
23 ft
Elevation
1,045m

Open Skulow Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Skulow Lake at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-2
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Redside ShinerThe 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
52.3086, -121.9

Affiliate link: we may earn a commission

Gear for rainbow trout

Lines, leaders, lures and flies for rainbow trout, searched on Amazon.ca.

Search Amazon.ca

As an Amazon Associate, BC Trout Finder earns from qualifying purchases.

Fish on record at Skulow Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1961202659
Brook Trout1962202664
Redside Shiner197120092

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

How to fish Skulow Lake

Best times of year at Skulow Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Skulow Lake fishing regulations

Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration! Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Skulow Lake

Coordinates: 52.3086, -121.9

Camping and rec sites at Skulow Lake

  • Skulow Lake
    No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)

Depth chart for Skulow Lake

7 mdeepest

Skulow Lake runs to 7 m (23 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Skulow Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1971.

The ice year at Skulow Lake, modelled

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

In the model Skulow Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 October and 11 November, and ice-off between 23 April and 11 May. The median winter freezes on 5 November and opens on 2 May.

Modelled ice season at Skulow Lake: freeze-up most winters between 29 October and 11 November, ice-off between 23 April and 11 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 177 days in the median winter

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 14 November 2024 to 26 April 2025, 163 days.

Skulow 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.

Skulow Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Skulow 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
  • 4.7 Caverage year now
  • 3.9 Caverage year then
  • -7 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Skulow Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
1 C4 C7 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
711191671960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Skulow 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.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctPartly cloudy10° / -1°15 km/h, gusts 29drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast13° / 2°16 km/h, gusts 31dryFalling (-9.8 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast6° / -1°15 km/h, gusts 35dryRising (+4.2 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast5° / -3°8 km/h, gusts 13dryRising (+12.5 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast6° / 0°8 km/h, gusts 13dryFalling (-1.6 hPa)
Sun 25 OctMainly clear6° / -4°6 km/h, gusts 16dryRising (+5.9 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast6° / -1°8 km/h, gusts 16dryFalling (-2.9 hPa)

Open Skulow Lake in the app

Skulow Lake, in brief

What fish are in Skulow Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Skulow Lake in?

Skulow 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 Skulow Lake

All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.

Reading the water