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Tulip Lake

MU 3-20, Thompson-Nicola
50.4902° N, 120.1585° W

Map of Tulip Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°10.2′W120°10′W120°09.8′W120°09.5′W120°09.2′W50°29.2′N50°29.5′NTulip Lake0100200 mNMap of Tulip Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.120°09.8′W120°09.5′W120°09.2′W50°29.2′N50°29.5′NTulip Lake0200 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
10.1ha
Elevation
1,124m

Tulip Lake is a small water of 10.1 ha in the Thompson-Nicola. Depth, elevation, stocking and regulations are not on file for this lake yet.

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

Trophy fish at Tulip Lake

Tulip Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 8 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 8 lb
  • Brook trout to 4 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.

Tulip Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-20
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutSpecies from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Coordinates
50.4902, -120.1585

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Fish on record at Tulip Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1996202642
Brook Trout1978202662

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

Tulip Lake fishing regulations

Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water April 1-Sept 30 (see the synopsis); WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration! Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Tulip Lake

9.0 km of traced road to the shore by way of Roche Lake Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 180 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Tulip Lake, 9.0 km.Start of the traceLake shore2 km
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: 50.4902, -120.1585

The ice year at Tulip Lake, modelled

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

In the model Tulip Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 12 November, and ice-off between 27 April and 17 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 9 May.

Modelled ice season at Tulip Lake: freeze-up most winters between 1 November and 12 November, ice-off between 27 April and 17 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 179 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 18 November 2024 to 10 April 2025, 143 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Tulip 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.

Tulip Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Tulip Lake is 1.5 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.5 Csince the 1960s
  • 6.0 Caverage year now
  • 4.5 Caverage year then
  • -18 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Tulip Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
2 C5 C9 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
561081581960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Tulip 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 OctClear sky9° / 2°7 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast15° / 2°14 km/h, gusts 24dryFalling (-6.6 hPa)
Thu 22 OctSlight snow12° / 1°22 km/h, gusts 29drySteady
Fri 23 OctPartly cloudy6° / -1°19 km/h, gusts 35dryRising (+12.4 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast6° / -1°7 km/h, gusts 34drySteady
Sun 25 OctOvercast8° / 1°8 km/h, gusts 23dryRising (+4.5 hPa)
Mon 26 OctPartly cloudy10° / 1°5 km/h, gusts 22dryFalling (-2.0 hPa)

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Tulip Lake, in brief

What fish are in Tulip Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is Tulip Lake?

Tulip Lake covers about 10.1 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Tulip Lake in?

Tulip Lake is in MU 3-20, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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