Cranberry Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Columbia River. Recorded fish: Bull Trout, Kokanee, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout.
The water
It flows into Columbia River within the Upper Arrow Lake watershed (Upper Arrow Lake → 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 30 km. Bull Trout, Kokanee, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (95 records). The fish-passage model expects Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout here too, since the reach is reachable with no barrier between, though there is no direct record yet. Named tributaries: South Cranberry Creek.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Columbia River, Cranberry 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.
Access & the rules
Access for Cranberry 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.
