Till Lake

MU 5-14, Cariboo
52.0350° N, 122.3633° W

WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 103.5ha
Maximum depth: 19.8m; 65 ft
Elevation: 869m
Campsites: 14; At Till Lake North rec site

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

Trophy fish at Till Lake

Till Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 6 lb.

Rainbow trout to 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.

Till Lake at a glance

Region: Cariboo
Management unit: MU 5-14
Species: Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Brook Trout (last recorded 1980), Chinook Salmon (last recorded 1993), Lake Chub (last recorded 1970), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1970)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Catch and release: Yes
Ice fishing: No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates: 52.035, -122.3633

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Fish on record at Till Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1970	2026	155
Kokanee	1988	2026	19
Brook Trout	1977	1980	4
Chinook Salmon	1993	1993	2
Lake Chub	1970	1970	1
Redside Shiner	1970	1970	1

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

How to fish Till Lake

Best times of year at Till Lake

May - June
September - October

Till Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Till Lake yet.

Getting to Till Lake

There is a large treed BCFS campsite accessible to cars, campers and small RV's. Boats can be launched and there is good swimming at this site.

16.3 km of traced road to the campground by way of Till Lake FSR, Till Lake Rd and Chilcotin-Meldrum Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface.

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: 52.035, -122.3633

Camping and rec sites at Till Lake

Till Lake North
Campsites
14 designated
To the shore
24 m

Access: improvements.Follow Highway 20 West, turn right onto Meldrum Creek Road, follow this for 14km, turn left onto access road, follow approximately 2km, turn left and continue till end of road.
Coordinates: 52.056636, -122.361206
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Till Lake

19.8 mdeepest7.8 mmean

Till Lake runs to 19.8 m (65 ft) at its deepest.

The mean of 7.8 m (26 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in May 1980.

The Province sounded Till Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980.

Depth chart (PDF)

The ice year at Till Lake, modelled

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

In the model Till Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 12 April and 30 April. The median winter freezes on 10 November and opens on 23 April.

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 14 April 2025, 151 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Till Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.

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.

Winterkill at Till Lake

Winter 2022-23Winterkill possibleAn outcome reported the spring after. Winterkill Update: Spring 2023, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.

Till Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Till Lake is 1.0 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

+1.0 Csince the 1960s
3.9 Caverage year now
2.9 Caverage year then
-8 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Till Lakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Till 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	Partly cloudy	11° / -2°	4 km/h, gusts 13	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	11° / -2°	6 km/h, gusts 15	dry	Falling (-9.1 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Light drizzle	7° / -1°	14 km/h, gusts 30	dry	Rising (+3.4 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	6° / -3°	7 km/h, gusts 16	dry	Rising (+12.4 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	5° / 0°	6 km/h	dry	Steady
Sun 25 Oct	Partly cloudy	6° / -3°	6 km/h, gusts 18	dry	Rising (+5.5 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	5° / -2°	4 km/h, gusts 10	dry	Falling (-1.9 hPa)

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Till Lake, in brief

What fish are in Till Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Brook Trout (last recorded 1980), Chinook Salmon (last recorded 1993). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Till Lake in?

Till Lake is in MU 5-14, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Till Lake

McIntyre Lake 7 km away
Doc English Lakes 9 km away
White Lake 18 km away
Brunson Lake 22 km away
Williams Lake 22 km away

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