Zeballos Lake
MU 1-12, Vancouver Island
50.0800° N, 126.7397° W
- Surface area
- 198.5ha
- Elevation
- 324m
Open Zeballos Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Zeballos Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-12
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1993)
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.08, -126.7397
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Fish on record at Zeballos Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolly Varden | 1993 | 2021 | 93 |
| Rainbow Trout | 1993 | 1993 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Zeballos Lake
Best times of year at Zeballos Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Zeballos Lake fishing regulations
No Fishing. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Zeballos Lake
Coordinates: 50.08, -126.7397
The ice year at Zeballos Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Zeballos Lake froze in 53 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 18 December and 1 February, and ice-off between 21 January and 17 March. The median winter freezes on 1 January and opens on 17 February.
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 21 February 2025, 20 days.
Zeballos 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.
Zeballos Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Zeballos Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.8 Csince the 1960s
- 4.5 Caverage year now
- 3.7 Caverage year then
- -13 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Zeballos 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 | Overcast | 16° / 1° | 4 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 12° / 5° | 4 km/h, gusts 16 | 1 mm | Falling (-5.5 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 11° / 4° | 11 km/h, gusts 35 | 1 mm | Rising (+6.0 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 12° / 0° | 4 km/h, gusts 14 | 1 mm | Rising (+7.3 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Moderate snow | 7° / 3° | 6 km/h, gusts 20 | 17 mm | Falling (-2.1 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 5° | 3 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Falling (-2.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 8° | 4 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Steady |
Trout lakes near Zeballos Lake
- Woss Lake 10 km away
- Atluck Lake 22 km away
- Klaklakama Lakes 22 km away
- Vernon Lake 23 km away
- Perry Lake 25 km away
All 193 lakes on Vancouver Island, with today's conditions on each.