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Spider Lake

MU 1-6, Vancouver Island
49.3433° N, 124.6283° W

Map of Spider Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.124°39′W124°38.5′W124°38′W124°37.5′W124°37′W49°20.5′N49°20.8′N49°21′N49°21.2′NSpider Lake0250500 mNMap of Spider Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.124°38′W124°37.5′W49°20.5′N49°20.8′N49°21′N49°21.2′NSpider Lake0500 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
55.1ha
Maximum depth
12.7m
42 ft. Province survey, 1970
Elevation
125m

Peaceful, clear-water lake with multiple quiet arms, perfect for canoes and belly boats.

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Trophy fish at Spider Lake

Spider Lake is known for trophy Smallmouth bass to 5 lb.

  • Smallmouth bass to 5 lb
  • Rainbow trout to 4 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.

Spider Lake at a glance

Region
Vancouver Island
Management unit
MU 1-6
Species
Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1981), Bass/Sunfish (General) (last recorded 1923)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
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.3433, -124.6283

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Fish on record at Spider Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Smallmouth Bass198120129
Rainbow Trout19862026132
Steelhead1986200914
Sculpin (General)198119811
Bass/Sunfish (General)192319234

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

How to fish Spider Lake

Stillwater fly fishing with dragonfly and damsel nymphs, woolly buggers, topwater poppers.

Best times of year at Spider Lake

  • April - June
  • September - October

Spider Lake fishing regulations

Smallmouth bass daily quota = 4; no powered boats. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Spider Lake

Spider Lake Provincial Park near Qualicum Beach. Car-top launch and parking.

8.1 km of traced road to the shore by way of Lakeview Rd, Spider Lake Rd and Horne Lake Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 120 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Spider Lake, 8.1 km.Start of the traceLake shore1 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: 49.3433, -124.6283

Camping and rec sites at Spider Lake

  • Spider Lake Provincial Park
    Day-use provincial park, sandy swimming beach, picnic tables, cartop launch (No power boats, no overnight camping)
    Facilities: Cartop Launch, Sandy Beach, Picnic Tables, Pit Toilets, Trails
    Access: Paved Lakeview Rd via Qualicum Beach (2WD)

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Spider Lake

12.7 mdeepest4.1 mmean

Spider Lake runs to 12.7 m (42 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1970.

The mean of 4.1 m (13 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in February 1970.

The Province sounded Spider Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1970. It runs to 2 sheets.

The ice year at Spider Lake, modelled

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

In the model Spider Lake froze in only 32 of the 65 winters since 1960, too few to give it usual dates.

Spider 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.

Spider Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Spider Lake is 0.5 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.5 Csince the 1960s
  • 9.8 Caverage year now
  • 9.3 Caverage year then
  • -5 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Spider Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
8 C10 C12 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
-515351960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Spider 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 OctMainly clear14° / 4°7 km/h, gusts 14drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast16° / 9°10 km/h, gusts 16dryFalling (-5.5 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast12° / 7°10 km/h, gusts 17dryRising (+1.1 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast11° / 5°9 km/hdryRising (+10.0 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast11° / 5°11 km/hdryRising (+2.6 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast12° / 6°7 km/hdryFalling (-1.3 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast13° / 8°7 km/hdryFalling (-1.0 hPa)

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Spider Lake, in brief

What fish are in Spider Lake?

Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Spider Lake in?

Spider 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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