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Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake)

MU 8-15, Okanagan
49.1425° N, 118.5339° W

Map of Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake): the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.118°32.8′W118°32.5′W118°32.2′W118°32′W118°31.8′W49°08.5′NWilgress Lake (Loon Lake)0125250 mNMap of Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake): the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.118°32.2′W118°32′W118°31.8′W49°08.2′N49°08.5′N0200 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
154ha
Elevation
991m

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Trophy fish at Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake)

Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 8 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 8 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.

Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-15
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout (last recorded 1944), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1969), Chub (General) (last recorded 1952)The 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
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
49.1425, -118.5339

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Fish on record at Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake)

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout19352026141
Brook Trout194419441
Peamouth Chub195219693
Chub (General)195219521

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

How to fish Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake)

Best times of year at Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake)

  • May - June
  • September - October

Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) yet.

Getting to Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake)

0.3 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 210 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake), 0.3 km.Start of the traceLake shore250 m
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: 49.1425, -118.5339

Camping and rec sites at Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake)

  • Wilgress Lake Recreation Site & Rest Area
    8 vehicle campsites, gravel boat launch, dock, highway rest area
    Facilities: Boat Launch, Dock, Pit Toilets, Fire Rings, Tables
    Access: Paved access directly off Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Hwy at Eholt Summit)

The ice year at Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake), modelled

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

In the model Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 November and 20 November, and ice-off between 21 April and 6 May. The median winter freezes on 11 November and opens on 29 April.

Modelled ice season at Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake): freeze-up most winters between 4 November and 20 November, ice-off between 21 April and 6 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 169 days in the median winter

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 24 November 2024 to 19 April 2025, 146 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake), so the general regional regulations apply.

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.

Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) is 1.2 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.2 Csince the 1960s
  • 4.6 Caverage year now
  • 3.4 Caverage year then
  • -8 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake)degrees C, yearly mean
1 C4 C7 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
911301681960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Wilgress Lake (Loon 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 OctOvercast15° / 3°10 km/h, gusts 16drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast17° / 6°10 km/h, gusts 16dryFalling (-4.5 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast17° / 3°6 km/hdryFalling (-4.3 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast11° / 0°11 km/h, gusts 31dryRising (+9.2 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast11° / -2°8 km/h, gusts 16dryRising (+9.4 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast11° / 0°9 km/h, gusts 23dryRising (+2.1 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast10° / -3°8 km/h, gusts 13drySteady

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Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake), in brief

What fish are in Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake)?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout (last recorded 1944). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) in?

Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) is in MU 8-15, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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