Weston Lake
MU 1-1, Vancouver Island
48.7844° N, 123.4244° W
- Surface area
- 18.2ha
- Maximum depth
- 12.2m
- 40 ft
- Elevation
- 62m
Open Weston Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Weston Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-1
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead (last recorded 1987), Threespine SticklebackThe newest of these fish records is from 2015.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Catch and release
- Yes
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 48.7844, -123.4244
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Fish on record at Weston Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1960 | 2012 | 27 |
| Steelhead | 1980 | 1987 | 5 |
| Threespine Stickleback | 1969 | 2015 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Weston Lake
Best times of year at Weston Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Weston Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Weston Lake yet.
Getting to Weston Lake
0.5 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 260 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 48.7844, -123.4244
Depth chart for Weston Lake
12.2 mdeepest
Weston Lake runs to 12.2 m (40 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Weston Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1973.
The ice year at Weston Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Weston Lake froze in 35 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 16 December and 11 January, and ice-off between 4 January and 1 February. The median winter freezes on 28 December and opens on 15 January.
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 19 February 2025, 17 days.
Weston 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.
Weston Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Weston Lake is 0.5 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.5 Csince the 1960s
- 7.3 Caverage year now
- 6.8 Caverage year then
- -11 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Weston 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.
| Day | Sky | High / low | Wind | Rain | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 20 Oct | Clear sky | 18° / 8° | 16 km/h, gusts 39 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 9° | 11 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.4 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 7° | 10 km/h | dry | Rising (+1.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 6° | 15 km/h | dry | Rising (+9.8 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 5° | 12 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.5 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 8° | 16 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.4 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 7° | 9 km/h | dry | Steady |
Weston Lake, in brief
What fish are in Weston Lake?
Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead (last recorded 1987). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Weston Lake in?
Weston Lake is in MU 1-1, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Weston Lake
- Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) 1 km away
- Cusheon Lake 5 km away
- Blackburn Lake 6 km away
- Maxwell Lake (Lake Maxwell) 10 km away
- St. Mary Lake 15 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.