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Thetis Lake

MU 1-1, Vancouver Island
48.4675° N, 123.4703° W

Map of Thetis Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.123°29′W123°28.8′W123°28.5′W123°28.2′W123°28′W48°28′N48°28.2′NThetis Lake0125250 mNMap of Thetis Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.123°28.5′W123°28.2′W123°28′W48°28′N48°28.2′N0250 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough 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
34.8ha
Elevation
56m

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Trophy fish at Thetis Lake

Thetis Lake is known for trophy Largemouth bass to 4.6 lb.

  • Largemouth bass to 4.6 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Thetis Lake at a glance

Region
Vancouver Island
Management unit
MU 1-1
Species
Largemouth Bass, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow TroutSpecies from our own lake research and angling reports.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
48.4675, -123.4703

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How to fish Thetis Lake

Best times of year at Thetis Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Thetis Lake fishing regulations

Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Thetis Lake

1.5 km of traced road to the shore by way of Six Mile Rd. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 270 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Thetis Lake, 1.5 km.Start of the traceLake shore250 m
The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 48.4675, -123.4703

The ice year at Thetis Lake, modelled

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

In the model Thetis Lake froze in only 19 of the 65 winters since 1960, too few to give it usual dates.

Thetis 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.

Thetis Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Thetis Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.8 Csince the 1960s
  • 9.5 Caverage year now
  • 8.7 Caverage year then
  • -3 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Thetis Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
7 C9 C11 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
-615371960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Thetis 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 cloudy17° / 4°15 km/h, gusts 26drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast19° / 8°10 km/h, gusts 18dryFalling (-5.2 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast14° / 6°8 km/hdrySteady
Fri 23 OctOvercast14° / 5°8 km/hdryRising (+10.1 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast14° / 5°9 km/hdryRising (+2.2 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast15° / 6°9 km/h, gusts 17dryFalling (-1.6 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast16° / 7°9 km/h, gusts 14drySteady

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Thetis Lake, in brief

What fish are in Thetis Lake?

Largemouth Bass, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout. Species from our own lake research and angling reports.

Which management unit is Thetis Lake in?

Thetis Lake is in MU 1-1, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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