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Mill Lake, Sardis Park Pond, Cranberry Lake, Garden Bay and Ruby Lakes proposed angling regulations

Last updated on February 15, 2025

This proposal is now closed for comments.

Summary: Mill Lake, Sardis Park Pond, Cranberry Lake, Garden Bay and Ruby Lakes change to hook requirements

Status: Proposed

Region: 2, Lower Mainland

Management unit (MU): 

  • Mill Lake and Sardis Park Pond (2-4)
  • Cranberry Lake (2-12)
  • Garden Bay and Ruby Lakes (2-5)

Regulation type: Method/Gear/Bait

Species: Western Painted Turtle

Closing date: February 14, 2025

Decision statement: Pending

Current and proposed regulation:

Current and proposed regulations for Mill Lake, Sardis Park Pond, Cranberry Lake, Garden Bay and Ruby Lakes

Waterbody

Current regulation

Proposed regulation

Mill Lake
  • Trout/char daily quota is 2
  • Bass daily quota is 4
  • Wheelchair accessible: paved path to dock with rails
  • Trout/char daily quota is 2
  • Bass daily quota is 4
  • wheelchair accessible: paved path to dock with rails
  • Single barbless hook

Sardis Park Pond

Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water year round
  • Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water year round
  • Single barbless hook

Cranberry Lake

No powered boats
  • No powered boats
  • Single barbless hook

Garden Bay Lake

Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW
  • Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW
  • Single barbless hook

Ruby Lake
  • No Fishing in the outlet bay within 100 m of the head of Ruby Creek
  • Wild cutthroat trout daily quota = 2 (none 40 cm or more)
  • No Fishing in the outlet bay within 100 m of the head of Ruby Creek
  • Wild cutthroat trout daily quota is 2 (none 40 cm or more)
  • Single barbless hook

Rationale:

Turtles can be inadvertently hooked while anglers are targeting fish. By requiring barbless hooks, the impact of fishing on non-target species like turtles is reduced.