Spruce Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.9128° N, 122.3367° W
- Surface area
- 1.5ha
- Elevation
- 789m
Open Spruce Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Spruce Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Rainbow Trout
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 52.9128, -122.3367
Affiliate link: we may earn a commission
Stillwater trout gear
Lines, leaders, lures and flies for BC lake trout, searched on Amazon.ca.
Search Amazon.caAs an Amazon Associate, BC Trout Finder earns from qualifying purchases.
How to fish Spruce Lake
Best times of year at Spruce Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Spruce Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Spruce Lake yet.
Getting to Spruce Lake
1.9 km of traced road to the shore by way of unsigned and Quesnel-Hydraulic Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 160 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 52.9128, -122.3367
The ice year at Spruce Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Spruce Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 5 November and 17 November, and ice-off between 14 April and 8 May. The median winter freezes on 10 November and opens on 25 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 November 2024 to 5 April 2025, 139 days.
Spruce 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.
Spruce Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Spruce Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.1 Csince the 1960s
- 4.1 Caverage year now
- 2.9 Caverage year then
- -11 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Spruce 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 | Partly cloudy | 11° / -1° | 12 km/h, gusts 31 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 0° | 12 km/h, gusts 31 | dry | Falling (-9.5 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 7° / 1° | 10 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Rising (+4.8 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 5 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Rising (+11.8 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -1° | 5 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 5° / -3° | 5 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Rising (+6.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -4° | 4 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-3.1 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Spruce Lake
- Dale Lake 5 km away
- Dragon Lake 7 km away
- Sixteen Mile Lake 15 km away
- Sardine Lake 16 km away
- Davey Lake 16 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.