Shuswap Lake, British Columbia: ice fishing

Shuswap Lake is a lake in British Columbia, about 306 km² in size, near Salmon Arm / Sicamous, about 76 km N of Vernon (straight-line distance). Sport fish recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Kokanee and Whitefish.

What fish are in Shuswap Lake?

Sport fish recorded in Shuswap Lake: Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Kokanee, Whitefish.

Guides: Rainbow Trout ice fishing guide · Lake Trout ice fishing guide · Kokanee ice fishing guide

Is the ice safe on Shuswap Lake?

Nobody has reported ice thickness on Shuswap Lake yet this season. Do not assume the ice is safe: drill and measure it yourself. Ice thickness guidance.

What are the fishing regulations for Shuswap Lake?

Regulation zone: Region 3 Thompson / Region 8 Okanagan arms — Shuswap Lake; check the region table for the arm you fish

Season: Governed by the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027 (Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2027). Ice fishing is allowed on a water unless it is closed or listed as No Ice Fishing in the regional / water-specific tables. Check the region table for this lake before you fish.

Limits: Daily quotas, size limits and water-specific exceptions are in the Synopsis regional and water-specific tables for this lake — do not keep fish until you have checked that table. Limits are not restated here to avoid error.

Licence: BC freshwater angling licence required for anglers 16 and older, via BC WILD / gov.bc.ca or a vendor. A separate Parks Canada licence is required inside a national park.

Official regulations (BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027). Always confirm against the current official guide before you fish. This summary may be out of date or incomplete: you are responsible for reading and following the current regulations, and Ice Fish Canada is not responsible for any violation or illegal harvest (poaching) that results from relying on it.

Catches and lures

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Other lakes near Shuswap Lake

Updated 2026-11-06. Lake names and locations: Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (Natural Resources Canada). Lake sizes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0). Nearest towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). About these data.