Aid Lake is a lake in the East Kootenay (89) watershed. Recorded fish: 28 releases.
The water
It sits in the East Kootenay (89) watershed (East Kootenay (89)). 28 releases, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Aid Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 28 recorded releases totalling 83,667 fish (Rainbow Trout), last stocked 2003-05-12.
Aid Lake — 83,667 fish stocked, 1974–2003
Rainbow Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Rainbow Trout |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,500 |
| 2002 | 1,500 |
| 2001 | 1,500 |
| 2000 | 1,500 |
| 1999 | 1,500 |
| 1998 | 1,500 |
| 1997 | 1,500 |
| 1996 | 1,500 |
| 1995 | 1,500 |
| 1994 | 1,500 |
| 1993 | 1,500 |
| 1992 | 1,500 |
| 1991 | 1,500 |
| 1990 | 1,500 |
| 1989 | 2,167 |
| 1988 | 3,000 |
| 1987 | 2,000 |
| 1986 | 5,000 |
| 1985 | 5,000 |
| 1984 | 2,000 |
| 1983 | 5,000 |
| 1982 | 5,000 |
| 1981 | 5,500 |
| 1980 | 5,000 |
| 1979 | 5,000 |
| 1978 | 5,000 |
| 1975 | 5,000 |
| 1974 | 8,000 |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 2003. Confirm whether it is still topped up or now fishes as a residual, wild population. The chart below shows the full release history.
The fishing
As a small stream, Aid Lake fishes the way lakes of its size do: short drifts with a buoyant attractor dry over a light dropper, working the pocket water and the heads of pools. The stocking record below is the truest read on what you will catch.
Conditions
- Depth: max 5 m, mean 2.4 m, Secchi 5 m (BC lake survey 1984-07-04).
Access & the rules
Access for Aid Lake, meaning the roads in, put-ins and any walk-in or seasonal limits, is worth confirming locally before you commit a day. The drainage map shows how the water sits in its valley.
