Arum Lake in Comox Valley Regional District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Arum Lake falls in Comox Valley Regional District, part of British Columbia. The ground around here is mixed woodland. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Comox Valley Regional District standards. Supplies mean a trip to Cumberland, 9.4 km off. Vancouver sits 145 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Arum Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name Coho salmon, sockeye salmon and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Arum Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 0°C to 14°C. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. It holds true on Arum Lake more years than not. A steady wind fishes better than a still, bright day.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lunchtime Lake, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Arum Lake may have changed since it was mapped.