Fishing at Ruby Lake, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Ruby Lake is listed under Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. What surrounds it is rolling bush. It measures about 26 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The bank runs about 3.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Hanceville is the closest place, 35 km off. For a city, Kamloops is 258 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Ruby Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Cariboo Regional District: sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and bull trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Ruby Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 14°C; by January the average is down near -10°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about mid April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan any trip to Ruby Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Roxanne Lake is 0.9 km distant. Rules at Ruby Lake are worth checking on the day.