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Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Abruzzi Lake

A stillwater in the Elk River watershed, E of Mount Abruzzi, S of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, surface area not recorded, holding Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.
Updated July 31, 2026

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Abruzzi Lake is a stillwater in the Elk River watershed, E of Mount Abruzzi, S of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Abruzzi Lake lies E of Mount Abruzzi, S of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park; in the Elk River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 7.4 m, mean 3.1 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Abruzzi Lake fishes on classic stillwater lines: chironomids over the shoals, leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs, and depth or troll work to the shoal-and-drop-off structure. Match the season and confirm against a local report.

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Stillwater
Elk River watershed
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max 7.4 m, mean 3.1 m
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Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
recorded

Conditions

  • Depth: max 7.4 m, mean 3.1 m (BC lake survey 1987-08-13).

Access & the rules

Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Abruzzi Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.

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Before you fish

Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.