Sunday Lake
MU 8-6, Okanagan
49.7892° N, 120.2744° W
- Surface area
- 91.1ha
- Elevation
- 1,415m
Open Sunday Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Sunday Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-6
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2023.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.7892, -120.2744
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Fish on record at Sunday Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1953 | 2023 | 72 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Sunday Lake
Best times of year at Sunday Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Sunday Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Sunday Lake
46.5 km of traced road to the shore by way of Galena FSR and Dillard Creek FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 610 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.7892, -120.2744
The ice year at Sunday Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Sunday Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 12 November, and ice-off between 10 May and 25 May. The median winter freezes on 6 November and opens on 18 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 29 October 2024 to 6 May 2025, 189 days.
Sunday 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.
Sunday Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Sunday 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
- 3.7 Caverage year now
- 3.0 Caverage year then
- -4 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Sunday 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° / -1° | 12 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 4° | 15 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Falling (-5.9 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 1° | 11 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Falling (-2.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Slight snow | 5° / -3° | 21 km/h, gusts 35 | dry | Rising (+12.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -4° | 14 km/h | dry | Rising (+6.4 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -6° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 9° / -4° | 7 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.1 hPa) |
Sunday Lake, in brief
What fish are in Sunday Lake?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Sunday Lake in?
Sunday Lake is in MU 8-6, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Sunday Lake
- Saturday Lake 1 km away
- Whitehead Lake 7 km away
- Westmere Lake 7 km away
- Eastmere Lake 8 km away
- Link Lake 10 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.