Thirsk Lake
MU 8-8, Okanagan
49.7117° N, 120.0922° W
- Surface area
- 96.1ha
- Elevation
- 1,023m
- Campsites
- 6
- At Thirsk Lake rec site
Open Thirsk Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Thirsk Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-8
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutSpecies from our own lake research and angling reports.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.7117, -120.0922
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How to fish Thirsk Lake
Best times of year at Thirsk Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Thirsk Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Thirsk Lake
39.5 km of traced road to the campground by way of Princeton-Summerland Rd, Glen Lake FSR, Peachland FSR, Brenda Mines Rd, Brenda Mines FSR and Princeton Ave. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 60 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 49.7117, -120.0922
Camping and rec sites at Thirsk Lake
- Thirsk Lake
- Campsites
- 6 designated
- To the shore
- 134 m
Access: Located up Hwy 40 aka the Princeton-Summerland Road.
Coordinates: 49.714856, -120.094306
The ice year at Thirsk Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Thirsk Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 7 November and 22 November, and ice-off between 17 April and 4 May. The median winter freezes on 15 November and opens on 25 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 22 November 2024 to 18 April 2025, 147 days.
Thirsk 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.
Thirsk Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Thirsk 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
- 5.0 Caverage year now
- 4.3 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Thirsk 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 | 13° / 0° | 12 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 6° | 13 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-5.8 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 4° | 11 km/h | dry | Falling (-2.7 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -1° | 19 km/h, gusts 34 | dry | Rising (+12.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 9° / -2° | 11 km/h | dry | Rising (+6.7 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 9° / -3° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 9° / -3° | 8 km/h | dry | Steady |
Thirsk Lake, in brief
What fish are in Thirsk Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout. Species from our own lake research and angling reports.
Which management unit is Thirsk Lake in?
Thirsk Lake is in MU 8-8, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Thirsk Lake
- Eastmere Lake 8 km away
- Osprey Lake 8 km away
- Westmere Lake 8 km away
- Chapman Lake 9 km away
- Link Lake 10 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.