Cedar #3 Lake is a stocked stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin. Surface area not recorded.
The water
Cedar #3 Lake sits in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, covering surface area not recorded.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Cedar #3 Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 85 recorded releases totalling 389,487 fish (Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout), last stocked 2025-10-23.
Cedar #3 — 69,500 fish stocked, 1931–2012
Rainbow Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Rainbow Trout |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 2,000 |
| 2011 | 2,000 |
| 2010 | 2,000 |
| 2009 | 2,000 |
| 2008 | 2,000 |
| 2007 | 2,000 |
| 2006 | 2,000 |
| 2005 | 2,000 |
| 2004 | 2,000 |
| 2003 | 2,000 |
| 2002 | 2,000 |
| 2001 | 2,000 |
| 2000 | 2,000 |
| 1999 | 2,000 |
| 1998 | 2,000 |
| 1997 | 2,000 |
| 1996 | 2,000 |
| 1995 | 2,000 |
| 1994 | 2,000 |
| 1993 | 2,000 |
| 1992 | 2,000 |
| 1991 | 2,000 |
| 1990 | 2,000 |
| 1989 | 2,000 |
| 1988 | 2,000 |
| 1987 | 2,000 |
| 1986 | 2,000 |
| 1985 | 4,000 |
| 1984 | 4,000 |
| 1983 | 4,000 |
| 1931 | 3,500 |
It is still stocked (most recent release 2025-10-23), so it fishes as a put-grow water: this season's fish come from the latest cohorts, topped up to keep it going. The chart below shows the release history by year and species.
The fishing
Cedar #3 Lake fishes as a put-grow stillwater: work chironomids under an indicator over the shoals in spring, then leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs as the shallows warm. The stocking record below is the truest read on the size and cohort of fish you will find.
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Cedar #3 Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
