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Willemar Lake

MU 1-6, Vancouver Island
49.5083° N, 125.1922° W

Map of Willemar Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.125°14′W125°13.5′W125°13′W125°12.5′W125°12′W125°11.5′W125°11′W125°10.5′W49°30.2′N49°30.5′N49°30.8′N49°31′N49°31.2′N49°31.5′NWillemar Lake0500 mNMap of Willemar Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.125°12′W125°11′W49°30′N49°30.5′N49°31′N49°31.5′NWillemar Lake01 kmN
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
86.1ha
Maximum depth
18.5m
61 ft
Elevation
155m

The lake is located 29 km (18 mi.) southwest of Courtenay and is accessed by the Comox Lake logging mainline, past the south end of this lake. A truck is recommended.

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Willemar Lake at a glance

Region
Vancouver Island
Management unit
MU 1-6
Species
Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1993), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1993), Kokanee (last recorded 1993), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1993), Coho Salmon (last recorded 1993), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1995), Threespine Stickleback (last recorded 1979)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.5083, -125.1922

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Fish on record at Willemar Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Cutthroat Trout197919936
Dolly Varden197919932
Kokanee197919932
Rainbow Trout199319931
Coho Salmon199319931
Sculpin (General)199519951
Threespine Stickleback197919791

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

How to fish Willemar Lake

Best times of year at Willemar Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Willemar Lake fishing regulations

No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Willemar Lake

A campground and car top boat launch are provided.

33.7 km of traced road to the shore by way of Comox Lake Mainline, Comox Logging Rd, Lake Trail Rd, Marsden Rd and Cumberland Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 190 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Willemar Lake, 33.7 km.Start of the traceLake shore5 km
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: 49.5083, -125.1922

Depth chart for Willemar Lake

18.5 mdeepest8.7 mmean

Willemar Lake runs to 18.5 m (61 ft) at its deepest.

The mean of 8.7 m (29 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in June 1980.

The Province sounded Willemar Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980.

The ice year at Willemar Lake, modelled

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

In the model Willemar Lake froze in 38 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 20 December and 26 January, and ice-off between 13 January and 23 February. The median winter freezes on 1 January and opens on 1 February.

Modelled ice season at Willemar Lake: freeze-up most winters between 20 December and 26 January, ice-off between 13 January and 23 February.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-off

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 February 2025 to 24 February 2025, 23 days.

Willemar 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.

Willemar Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Willemar 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
  • 9.5 Caverage year now
  • 8.8 Caverage year then
  • -3 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Willemar Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
7 C10 C12 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
-723531960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Willemar 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 OctClear sky18° / 5°11 km/h, gusts 20drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast18° / 9°12 km/hdryFalling (-5.1 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast15° / 6°6 km/hdryRising (+1.8 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast14° / 4°6 km/hdryRising (+9.8 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast14° / 5°7 km/hdryRising (+2.7 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast17° / 7°7 km/hdryFalling (-1.4 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast17° / 8°7 km/hdryFalling (-1.0 hPa)

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Willemar Lake, in brief

What fish are in Willemar Lake?

Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1993), Dolly Varden (last recorded 1993), Kokanee (last recorded 1993), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1993), Coho Salmon (last recorded 1993). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Willemar Lake in?

Willemar Lake is in MU 1-6, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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