Cedrus Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Kootenay River. Recorded fish: Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.
The water
It flows into Kootenay River within the Kootenay River watershed (Kootenay River → Columbia River). It runs stream order 4 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 8 km. Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data. The fish-passage model expects Bull Trout here too, since the reach is reachable with no barrier between, though there is no direct record yet.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Kootenay River, Cedrus Creek fishes the way creeks of its size do: short drifts with a buoyant attractor dry over a light dropper, working the pocket water and the heads of pools. Match the fly box to the season and confirm against a current local report.
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Tributary Creek
Kootenay River watershed
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Stream order 4
~8 km
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Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
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Wade Water
Conditions
Navigability:wade water: narrow channel, fish on foot (median channel width ~3.6 m, narrow; median gradient ~7.01%, steep; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.269 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Cedrus Creek, 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.
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Before you fish
Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go This water is part of the Kootenay River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
