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Trigger Lake

MU 3-32, Thompson-Nicola
51.0183° N, 123.1124° W

Surface area
15.2ha
Elevation
1,564m

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

Trigger Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-32
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Coordinates
51.018311, -123.112375

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Trigger Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Trigger Lake

Coordinates: 51.018311, -123.112375

Camping and rec sites at Trigger Lake

  • Trigger Lake
    No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)

The ice year at Trigger Lake, modelled

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

In the model Trigger Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 13 October and 28 October, and ice-off between 13 June and 4 July. The median winter freezes on 21 October and opens on 23 June.

Modelled ice season at Trigger Lake: freeze-up most winters between 13 October and 28 October, ice-off between 13 June and 4 July.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulFreeze-upIce-offabout 243 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 21 October 2024 to 8 June 2025, 230 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Trigger Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.

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.

Trigger Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Trigger 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
  • 0.7 Caverage year now
  • -0.3 Caverage year then
  • -5 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Trigger Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-2 C0 C3 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1391802211960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Trigger 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
Wed 21 OctOvercast2° / -1°13 km/hdrySteady
Thu 22 OctHeavy snow showers4° / -4°16 km/h, gusts 262 mmRising (+3.8 hPa)
Fri 23 OctFog2° / -6°12 km/hdryRising (+12.3 hPa)
Sat 24 OctModerate snow1° / -4°7 km/h4 mmFalling (-1.9 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast4° / -4°5 km/h, gusts 24drySteady
Mon 26 OctPartly cloudy9° / -1°3 km/hdryFalling (-4.1 hPa)
Tue 27 OctOvercast6° / -3°7 km/h, gusts 26dryRising (+1.2 hPa)

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Trigger Lake, in brief

How big is Trigger Lake?

Trigger Lake covers about 15.2 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Trigger Lake in?

Trigger Lake is in MU 3-32, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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