South Lake
MU 8-10, Okanagan
49.9769° N, 119.2200° W
- Surface area
- 20.4ha
- Elevation
- 1,394m
Open South Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
South Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-10
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 49.9769, -119.22
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Fish on record at South Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1949 | 1995 | 67 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish South Lake
Best times of year at South Lake
- May - June
- September - October
South Lake fishing regulations
No Ice Fishing; Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to South Lake
15.4 km of traced road to the shore by way of unsigned, Goudie FSR and Goudie Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 630 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.9769, -119.22
The ice year at South Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model South Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 27 October and 7 November, and ice-off between 8 May and 28 May. The median winter freezes on 1 November and opens on 21 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 28 October 2024 to 6 May 2025, 190 days.
South 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.
South Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above South 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
- 4.0 Caverage year now
- 2.9 Caverage year then
- -11 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at South 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 | 9° / -2° | 10 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 3° | 14 km/h, gusts 31 | dry | Falling (-6.0 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 3° | 15 km/h, gusts 25 | dry | Falling (-3.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -3° | 17 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Rising (+11.8 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -4° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+7.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -5° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 6° / -5° | 7 km/h | dry | Steady |
South Lake, in brief
What fish are in South Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is South Lake in?
South Lake is in MU 8-10, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near South Lake
- Meadow Lake 1 km away
- Postill Lake 2 km away
- James Lake 3 km away
- Moore Lake 5 km away
- Swalwell Lake 8 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.