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Waugh (Worm) Lake

MU 2-5, Lower Mainland
49.7433° N, 123.9439° W

Map of Waugh (Worm) Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.123°58′W123°57.5′W123°57′W123°56.5′W123°56′W49°44.2′N49°44.5′N49°44.8′N49°45′NWaugh (Worm) Lake0250500 mNMap of Waugh (Worm) Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.123°57′W123°56′W49°44.5′N49°45′N0500 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
71.3ha
Elevation
38m

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Waugh (Worm) Lake at a glance

Region
Lower Mainland
Management unit
MU 2-5
Species
Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee, Coho Salmon, Northern Pikeminnow, Peamouth ChubThe newest of these fish records is from 2021.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.7433, -123.9439

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Fish on record at Waugh (Worm) Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Cutthroat Trout1965202140
Kokanee199819981
Coho Salmon199819981
Northern Pikeminnow199819981
Peamouth Chub199819981

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

How to fish Waugh (Worm) Lake

Best times of year at Waugh (Worm) Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Waugh (Worm) Lake fishing regulations

Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Waugh (Worm) Lake

4.8 km of traced road to the shore by way of North Lake FSR, North Lake Rd and Egmont Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 310 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Waugh (Worm) Lake, 4.8 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: 49.7433, -123.9439

Depth chart for Waugh (Worm) Lake

The Province sounded Waugh (Worm) Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1966.

The ice year at Waugh (Worm) Lake, modelled

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

In the model Waugh (Worm) Lake froze in 36 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 18 December and 19 January, and ice-off between 9 January and 19 February. The median winter freezes on 29 December and opens on 26 January.

Modelled ice season at Waugh (Worm) Lake: freeze-up most winters between 18 December and 19 January, ice-off between 9 January and 19 February.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-off

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 2 February 2025 to 23 February 2025, 21 days.

Waugh (Worm) 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.

Waugh (Worm) Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Waugh (Worm) 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
  • 10.4 Caverage year now
  • 9.8 Caverage year then
  • -4 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Waugh (Worm) Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
8 C10 C13 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
-514331960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Waugh (Worm) 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 sky12° / 8°6 km/h, gusts 13drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast17° / 8°8 km/hdryFalling (-3.5 hPa)
Thu 22 OctFog12° / 5°20 km/hdryRising (+2.6 hPa)
Fri 23 OctFog13° / 5°12 km/hdryRising (+8.2 hPa)
Sat 24 OctModerate rain9° / 6°3 km/h, gusts 147 mmSteady
Sun 25 OctOvercast16° / 7°2 km/h, gusts 12dryFalling (-1.8 hPa)
Mon 26 OctPartly cloudy18° / 8°2 km/h, gusts 10drySteady

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Waugh (Worm) Lake, in brief

What fish are in Waugh (Worm) Lake?

Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee, Coho Salmon. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Waugh (Worm) Lake in?

Waugh (Worm) Lake is in MU 2-5, in the Lower Mainland. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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