Westwood Lake
MU 1-5, Vancouver Island
49.1617° N, 124.0031° W
- Surface area
- 64.5ha
- Maximum depth
- 7m
- 23 ft. Province survey, 1980
- Elevation
- 162m
Open Westwood Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Trophy fish at Westwood Lake
Westwood Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 7 lb.
- Rainbow trout to 7 lb
- Smallmouth bass to 3 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.
Westwood Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-5
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat Trout, PumpkinseedThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.1617, -124.0031
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What people catch at Westwood Lake
The province gill netted this lake in 2002 and measured what is in it: rainbow trout from 17.5 to 38.2 cm, one cutthroat at 35.5 cm, smallmouth bass from 15 to 34 cm and pumpkinseed sunfish. The rainbows are stocked as Fraser Valley catchables of roughly 150 to 180 g. That is an old survey, but it is a measured one rather than a story.
- Rainbow Trout Stocked
Typically 17.5 to 38.2 cm in the 2002 provincial gill net survey
Stocked as Fraser Valley catchables of about 150 to 180 g, and as yearlings.
Source: BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection - Coastal Cutthroat Trout Wild
Typically one fish of 35.5 cm in the 2002 survey
Only one was caught, so the survey drew no conclusion about the population.
Source: BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection - Smallmouth Bass Wild
Typically 15.0 to 34.1 cm in the 2002 survey
Not native, and the survey was partly looking for exactly this.
Source: BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
The rule that shapes it. Smallmouth bass daily quota = 4; wheelchair accessible fishing platform is located in Westwood Lake Park. Source: Province of British Columbia
Fish on record at Westwood Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1939 | 2026 | 189 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 2003 | 2003 | 1 |
| Coastal Cutthroat Trout | 2012 | 2012 | 1 |
| Cutthroat Trout | 1939 | 2003 | 33 |
| Pumpkinseed | 1986 | 2003 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Westwood Lake
Best times of year at Westwood Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Westwood Lake fishing regulations
Smallmouth bass daily quota = 4; wheelchair accessible fishing platform is located in Westwood Lake Park. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Westwood Lake
2.0 km of traced road to the shore by way of park access, Westwood Rd and Jingle Pot Rd. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 270 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 49.1617, -124.0031
Depth chart for Westwood Lake
7 mdeepest4.3 mmean
Westwood Lake runs to 7 m (23 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1980.
The mean of 4.3 m (14 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in February 1980.
The Province sounded Westwood Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980.
The ice year at Westwood Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Westwood Lake froze in 42 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 15 December and 11 January, and ice-off between 31 December and 3 February. The median winter freezes on 27 December and opens on 18 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 20 February 2025, 18 days.
Westwood 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.
Westwood Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Westwood 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
- 10.8 Caverage year now
- 10.1 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Westwood 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 | 16° / 8° | 22 km/h, gusts 38 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 10° | 18 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Falling (-5.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 6° | 24 km/h, gusts 40 | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 13 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 4° | 12 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.3 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 6° | 7 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 7° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
Westwood Lake, in brief
What fish are in Westwood Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Westwood Lake in?
Westwood Lake is in MU 1-5, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Westwood Lake
- Diver Lake 5 km away
- Brannen Lake 7 km away
- Harewood (Extension) Lake 9 km away
- Crystal Lake 13 km away
- Nanaimo Lakes 14 km away
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