Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area)
MU 5-15, Cariboo
51.9089° N, 120.5728° W
- Surface area
- 94.5ha
- Elevation
- 897m
Open Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area) in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area) at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-15
- Species
- Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2024.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 51.9089, -120.5728
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Fish on record at Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area)
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1999 | 2024 | 16 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area)
Best times of year at Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area)
- May - June
- September - October
Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area) fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area) yet.
Getting to Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area)
Coordinates: 51.9089, -120.5728
The ice year at Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area), modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area) froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 25 April and 12 May. The median winter freezes on 8 November and opens on 3 May.
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 7 April 2025, 143 days.
Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area) is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area) climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area) is 1.0 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.0 Csince the 1960s
- 2.2 Caverage year now
- 1.2 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area)
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 | Mainly clear | 12° / 1° | 7 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 2° | 8 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-9.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 9° / 1° | 14 km/h, gusts 39 | dry | Rising (+1.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -1° | 6 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Rising (+13.8 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / 2° | 5 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Falling (-1.9 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Mainly clear | 7° / 0° | 3 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Rising (+5.9 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -1° | 7 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Falling (-2.1 hPa) |
Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area), in brief
What fish are in Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area)?
Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area) in?
Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area) is in MU 5-15, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Whale Lake (Canim Lake Area)
- Christopher Lake (Canim Lake Area) 2 km away
- Tommy Archie Lake 5 km away
- Hotfish Lake 6 km away
- Beaver Lake 8 km away
- Pendleton Lakes 9 km away
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