Wilbur Lake

MU 4-34, Kootenays
51.0089° N, 116.6783° W

WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 10.5ha
Maximum depth: 10m; 33 ft. Province survey, 1971
Elevation: 1,296m
Campsites: 2; At Wilbur Lake rec site

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Trophy fish at Wilbur Lake

Wilbur Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 10 lb.

Rainbow trout to 10 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.

Wilbur Lake at a glance

Region: Kootenays
Management unit: MU 4-34
Species: Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing: Closed to ice fishing
Coordinates: 51.0089, -116.6783

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Fish on record at Wilbur Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1960	2026	79

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

How to fish Wilbur Lake

Best times of year at Wilbur Lake

May - June
September - October

Wilbur Lake fishing regulations

No Ice Fishing; trout/char daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Wilbur Lake

12.5 km of traced road to the campground by way of Crestbrook Mainline and Parson River Xing. The road at the end is a loose surface.

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: 51.0089, -116.6783

Camping and rec sites at Wilbur Lake

Wilbur Lake
Campsites
2 designated
To the shore
0 m

Access: Accessible by 2wd vehicle with trailers down 13km of dirt road. Active logging road, CB radio recommended. Access is through the community of Parson, 68km north of Radium and 36km south of Golden. <br><br> From HWY 95 in Parson, turn west onto Parson River Crossing Rd. Continue straight, onto Crestbrook Main FSR (Radio controlled road use RR-3). Continue on Crestbrook Main to Wilbur Lake Recreation Site on the right hand side, just before km marker 12. The last 500 meters down to the rec site can be rough.
Coordinates: 51.008854, -116.677491
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Wilbur Lake

10 mdeepest2.8 mmean

Wilbur Lake runs to 10 m (33 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1971.

The mean of 2.8 m (9 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in November 1971.

The Province sounded Wilbur Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1971. It runs to 2 sheets.

Ice fishing at Wilbur Lake

Wilbur Lake 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.

This week at Wilbur 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	1° / 0°	2 km/h, gusts 9	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Partly cloudy	14° / 0°	5 km/h	dry	Falling (-4.8 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Heavy rain	14° / 1°	5 km/h	1 mm	Falling (-5.7 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Heavy rain	7° / -2°	11 km/h, gusts 42	2 mm	Rising (+4.3 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Moderate snow	4° / -2°	4 km/h	3 mm	Rising (+11.5 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Slight snow	4° / -3°	2 km/h, gusts 42	1 mm	Rising (+4.9 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Mainly clear	4° / -4°	2 km/h, gusts 12	dry	Rising (+2.7 hPa)

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Wilbur Lake, in brief

What fish are in Wilbur Lake?

Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Wilbur Lake in?

Wilbur Lake is in MU 4-34, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Wilbur Lake

Rocky Point Lake 6 km away
Bittern Lake 7 km away
Three Island Lake 7 km away
Little Mitten Lake 9 km away
Summit Lake 9 km away

All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.