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Upper Kane Lake

MU 5-2, Cariboo
51.7697° N, 121.1900° W

Map of Upper Kane Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.121°12′W121°11.8′W121°11.5′W121°11.2′W51°46′N51°46.2′NUpper Kane Lake0125250 mNMap of Upper Kane Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.121°11.5′W121°11.2′W51°46′N51°46.2′N0200 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
63.3ha
Elevation
927m

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Trophy fish at Upper Kane Lake

Upper Kane Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 20 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 20 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.

Upper Kane Lake at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-2
Species
Rainbow Trout
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
51.7697, -121.19

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How to fish Upper Kane Lake

Best times of year at Upper Kane Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Upper Kane Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Upper Kane Lake

6.1 km of traced road to the shore by way of Archie Meadow Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 250 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Upper Kane Lake, 6.1 km.Start of the traceLake shore1 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: 51.7697, -121.19

The ice year at Upper Kane Lake, modelled

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

In the model Upper Kane Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 6 November and 19 November, and ice-off between 17 April and 3 May. The median winter freezes on 11 November and opens on 26 April.

Modelled ice season at Upper Kane Lake: freeze-up most winters between 6 November and 19 November, ice-off between 17 April and 3 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 165 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 15 November 2024 to 19 April 2025, 155 days.

Upper Kane 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.

Upper Kane Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Upper Kane Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.8 Csince the 1960s
  • 3.4 Caverage year now
  • 2.6 Caverage year then
  • -5 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Upper Kane Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
0 C3 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1021401791960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Upper Kane 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 OctOvercast12° / -3°8 km/h, gusts 17drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast15° / 0°9 km/h, gusts 22dryFalling (-10.1 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle7° / -1°14 km/h, gusts 33dryRising (+2.6 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast7° / -3°7 km/h, gusts 16dryRising (+13.2 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast6° / -1°4 km/h, gusts 11dryFalling (-1.5 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast7° / -3°4 km/h, gusts 12dryRising (+5.9 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast7° / -2°5 km/h, gusts 15dryFalling (-2.4 hPa)

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