A creek in the Kootenay River watershed, a tributary of Cross River, holding Rainbow Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout in provincial fish-inventory records.
Companion Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Cross River. Recorded fish: Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.
The water
It flows into Cross River within the Kootenay River watershed (Kootenay River → Columbia River). It runs stream order 3 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 4 km. Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (2 records).
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Cross River, Companion 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 3
~4 km
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Rainbow Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
2 records
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Wade Water
Conditions
Navigability:wade water: narrow channel, fish on foot (median channel width ~2.6 m, narrow; median gradient ~12.31%, very steep; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.191 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Companion 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 Cross River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
