Toy Lake
MU 1-7, Vancouver Island
49.4553° N, 125.2825° W
- Surface area
- 10.7ha
- Maximum depth
- 4.9m
- 16 ft
- Elevation
- 480m
Open Toy Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Toy Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-7
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead (last recorded 1993)The newest of these fish records is from 2005.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.4553, -125.2825
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Fish on record at Toy Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1993 | 2005 | 2 |
| Steelhead | 1983 | 1993 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Toy Lake
Best times of year at Toy Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Toy Lake fishing regulations
Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Toy Lake
37.6 km of traced road to the shore by way of unsigned and Somers Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 130 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.4553, -125.2825
Depth chart for Toy Lake
4.9 mdeepest
Toy Lake runs to 4.9 m (16 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Toy Lake and published the depth chart.
The ice year at Toy Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Toy Lake froze in 56 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 9 December and 17 January, and ice-off between 5 February and 8 April. The median winter freezes on 27 December and opens on 9 March.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 January 2025 to 3 March 2025, 45 days.
Toy 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.
Toy Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Toy 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
- 9.5 Caverage year now
- 8.8 Caverage year then
- -3 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Toy 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 | 14° / 4° | 16 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 8° | 10 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 9 km/h | dry | Rising (+1.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 3° | 7 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.2 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 4° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.4 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 6° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 8° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
Toy Lake, in brief
What fish are in Toy Lake?
Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead (last recorded 1993). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Toy Lake in?
Toy Lake is in MU 1-7, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Toy Lake
- June Lake 3 km away
- Forbush Lake 7 km away
- Willemar Lake 9 km away
- Great Central Lake 11 km away
- Lowry Lake 13 km away
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