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Wolverine Lake

MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.6847° N, 121.5536° W

Map of Wolverine Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the recreation site.121°34.2′W121°34′W121°33.8′W121°33.5′W121°33.2′W121°33′W121°32.8′W52°41′N52°41.2′NWolverine LakeWolverine Lake rec site2 campsites, 29 m to shore0125250 mNMap of Wolverine Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the recreation site.121°33.5′W121°33′W52°40.8′N52°41′N52°41.2′NWolverine LakeWolverine Lake rec site2 campsites, 29 m to shore0250 mN
WaterRoadRough 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
21.3ha
Maximum depth
7.9m
26 ft
Elevation
1,013m
Campsites
2
At Wolverine Lake rec site

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Wolverine Lake at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-2
Species
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1973), Lake Chub (last recorded 1973)The newest of these fish records is from 1973.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
52.6847, -121.5536

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Fish on record at Wolverine Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout197319731
Lake Chub197319731

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

How to fish Wolverine Lake

Best times of year at Wolverine Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Wolverine Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Wolverine Lake yet.

Getting to Wolverine Lake

Wolverine Lake has asmall open site BC Forest Service Recreation Site with campsites. Car top boats can be launched at the site.

Coordinates: 52.6847, -121.5536

Camping and rec sites at Wolverine Lake

  • Wolverine Lake
    Campsites
    2 designated
    To the shore
    29 m

    Access: From Likely, travel North on the Cariboo River Road for approximately 11km, turn left onto the Kangaroo FSR, travel 8km and the site access is on the right.
    Coordinates: 52.683534, -121.547608

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Wolverine Lake

7.9 mdeepest3.4 mmean

Wolverine Lake runs to 7.9 m (26 ft) at its deepest.

The mean of 3.4 m (11 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in February 1973.

The Province sounded Wolverine Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1973.

The ice year at Wolverine Lake, modelled

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

In the model Wolverine Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 30 October and 11 November, and ice-off between 5 May and 20 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 12 May.

Modelled ice season at Wolverine Lake: freeze-up most winters between 30 October and 11 November, ice-off between 5 May and 20 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 188 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 15 November 2024 to 1 May 2025, 167 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Wolverine 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.

Wolverine Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Wolverine 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
  • 1.8 Caverage year now
  • 1.1 Caverage year then
  • -3 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Wolverine Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-1 C1 C4 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1191541891960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Wolverine 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 OctOvercast9° / -2°12 km/h, gusts 28drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast12° / 2°13 km/h, gusts 32dryFalling (-10.2 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast6° / -2°18 km/h, gusts 42dryRising (+4.1 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast5° / -5°8 km/h, gusts 17dryRising (+12.9 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast7° / -2°5 km/h, gusts 13dryFalling (-1.9 hPa)
Sun 25 OctPartly cloudy6° / -5°7 km/h, gusts 22dryRising (+5.5 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast7° / -4°6 km/h, gusts 13dryFalling (-2.5 hPa)

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Wolverine Lake, in brief

What fish are in Wolverine Lake?

Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1973). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Wolverine Lake in?

Wolverine Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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