Canada Fly Guide
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Elmo Lake

A stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, Head of Elmo Creek, N side of Three Sisters Peak W of Creston, ~16.4 ha surface area, holding Rainbow Trout.
Updated July 31, 2026

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Elmo Lake is a stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, Head of Elmo Creek, N side of Three Sisters Peak W of Creston. ~16.4 ha surface area.

The water

Elmo Lake lies Head of Elmo Creek, N side of Three Sisters Peak W of Creston; in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed. It covers ~16.4 ha surface area.

The fishing

Elmo Lake fishes on classic stillwater lines: chironomids over the shoals, leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs, and depth or troll work to the shoal-and-drop-off structure. Match the season and confirm against a local report.

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Stillwater
Lower Arrow Lake watershed
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16.4 ha
surface area
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Rainbow Trout
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Conditions

  • Water-health signal: unknown (health index 8), 1 species over 2 observations.

Access & the rules

Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Elmo Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.

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Before you fish

Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.