No motors. Paddle boats and canoes.

With its many legs of winding inlets it’s easy to imagine how the forest-ringed centrepiece of Spider Lake Provincial Park came by its name. Explore Spider Lake’s many bays, and take your time; power boats are not allowed here. Spider Lake is a healthy waterbody with large hatches. This allows for larger than average bass and rainbow trout. Bait fish are a good choice for this lake. Flyfishers have success with wooly buggers and chironomids perform well although windy conditions on this lake can make presentation difficult. Note that the regulations for Spider Lake have changed this year with a smallmouth bass quota of 4. In 2019, Spider Lake was stocked with 8,250 rainbow trout. LAKE ACCESS Spider Lake Provincial Park is located 16 km west of Qualicum Beach off Hwy. 19. Turn left on the Horne Lake exit then immediately left again and follow signs to Spider Lake Park on a paved road. When the pavement ends, there is a short section of gravel. Watch for the lake on your right. There is a boat launch beside the parking lot. Motorboats are prohibited. The picnic area and parking lot are open 7 am to 11 pm, mid-May to mid October. A smaller day-use area, open year-round, can be found off Lakeview Rd. less than a kilometre before the main park entrance. This area has two picnic tables, a pit toilet and parking for up to eight vehicles. Small craft can be easily launched from this location.

Smallmouth bass today

This lake produces some great rainbows and big bass

SPIDER LAKE ACCESS

There is really no access for the Senior Friendly nor Disability Friendly on this lake. The access BC Parks put in is dangerous and surrounded by rocks to purposely hinder the launching of a boat by these groups. We at Oceanside Anglers are trying to change this and have a permanent safe access ramp put in for all anglers and recreational people. Will you join us in this venture please. We also are having the restriction on Electric Motors lifted. Please contact Joe Dennie at [email protected]

April 8

A little overcast, snagged 2 beauties about 16". Probably about 15 guys out from pontoons to rowboats.Retirement is a beautiful thing - have to do this more often

Easter Weekend 2012

On Saturday April 7th my buddy Hank from Victoria and myself from Nanaimo headed off to Spider Lake. We finally got the tin boat launched and started fishing on a nice warm day. The lake was real busy, I counted 25 boats. The float-line guys were catching some small rainbows as we washed flies for a couple hours with our full-sinks. A boat near us was landing a fish as the eagle came down and snatched it. It flew about 15 feet above us and we could see the fish in its talons as the fisherman hollared "I don't care about the fish! I want my fly back". We saw the eagle set down on a point of land and have his lunch. After more fly washing, nature called, so we parked the boat near where the eagle landed. I found some down feathers and fish scales. Hank picked up the leader and found the green fly still attached. Back in the boat, Hank ties on his "new" fly and about 10 minutes later, after thinking he hooked bottom he lands a 17" "bow that looked like a fat little football. I continued to wash flies but it was still a great day.

Solitude

A beautiful calm before the fishing storm

You can't fish two rods at a time!

If you have to use two rods at a time to catch fish...you are not much of a sportsman buddy!