Twin Lakes
MU 2-8, Lower Mainland
49.3517° N, 122.2486° W
- Surface area
- 34ha
- Elevation
- 457m
Open Twin Lakes in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Twin Lakes at a glance
- Region
- Lower Mainland
- Management unit
- MU 2-8
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 1996.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.3517, -122.2486
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Fish on record at Twin Lakes
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1982 | 1996 | 16 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Twin Lakes
Best times of year at Twin Lakes
- May - June
- September - October
Twin Lakes fishing regulations
No Fishing. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Twin Lakes
12.2 km of traced road to the shore by way of Lost-Twin FSR, Lost Creek FSR and Sylvester Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 200 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.3517, -122.2486
The ice year at Twin Lakes, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Twin Lakes froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 22 November and 15 December, and ice-off between 16 March and 8 May. The median winter freezes on 2 December and opens on 11 April.
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 1 March 2025, 43 days.
Twin Lakes 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.
Twin Lakes climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Twin Lakes is 1.2 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.2 Csince the 1960s
- 9.0 Caverage year now
- 7.9 Caverage year then
- -16 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Twin Lakes
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 | 16° / 7° | 12 km/h, gusts 32 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 11° | 10 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.9 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 10 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 3° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.4 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 4° | 10 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.3 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 4° | 13 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-1.3 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 4° | 11 km/h | dry | Steady |
Twin Lakes, in brief
What fish are in Twin Lakes?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Twin Lakes in?
Twin Lakes is in MU 2-8, in the Lower Mainland. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Twin Lakes
- Salsbury Lake 2 km away
- Stave Lake 4 km away
- Kenyon Lake 6 km away
- Florence Lake 6 km away
- Davis Lake 6 km away
All 133 lakes in the Lower Mainland, with today's conditions on each.