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Ruby & Sakinaw Lakes
Wildlife and rich canoeing/fishing
Ruby Lake from Dan Bosch Park Beach
Ruby Lake is a long, gorgeous slice of heaven... serene, and giving something to the soul that is often hard to find and harder to access easily without going into the great beyond of BC's wilderness areas.
A 466 ha. body of water, Ruby Lake has a mean depth of 171 ft. In the summer it is very popular for fishers, canoeists, kayakers, and anyone who loves to play in the water. It's not uncommon in June - Sept. to see floating picnic/dive platforms drifting by as you swing past Ruby Lake Resort. The lake is home to Kokanee and Cutthroat Trout, and is rated as moderately productive. Spring, fall and winter are the best fishing months. The lake is not stocked.
Poplular as a canoeing destination, largely because the active Ruby Lake Resort offers canoe rentals across the road from its base of operations, which is also home to an impressive Waterfowl Sanctuary, started by one of the Cogrossi brothers - Chef Aldo and now matured into the non-profit organization the Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Society. The refuge is home to over 80 species of birds and waterfowl.
Places to stay:
- Ruby Lake Resort & Rainforest Spa - Restaurant
There are several turnouts along the highway with discreet trails down to hidden beaches and lookouts on Ruby. Warm waters await.
Ruby Lake from the North End
Closer to Pender is another beautiful lake: Sakinaw. An impressive 816 ha., Sakinaw is the largest lake on the Sunshine Coast and winds back to the ocean to the southwest. It is also popular with fishers, with Kokanee and Cutthroat to 4 lbs. though the average is about 1 lb. Coho and Sockeye salmon are also found in this lake.
Sakinaw is an important lake to the Shishalh, (Sechelt People, or Sechelt Indian Band). The Sechelt occupied the mouth of Sakinaw and used the area extensively - if you hike (carefully) you will see evidence of shellfish middens and the site was once home to a complex and large fish trap, no longer in existence.
