Gingerbread Lake near Pemberton: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Out in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, sits Gingerbread Lake. The bank gives way to rolling bush. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. Most waters listed here for Squamish-Lillooet Regional District are larger. Pemberton is the closest place, 22 km off. Beyond it, Mount Currie at 25 km and Whistler at 43 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Gingerbread 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. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Squamish-Lillooet Regional District names Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and Chum salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Gingerbread Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 11°C on average, December about -8°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Gingerbread Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Ogre Lake is 3.5 km distant. Where Gingerbread Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.