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Enid, Lake

A stocked stillwater in the Columbia River watershed, NW of N end of Windermere Lake, surface area not recorded, carrying Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout and topped up by the provincial stocking program.
Updated July 31, 2026

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Enid, Lake is a stocked stillwater in the Columbia River watershed, NW of N end of Windermere Lake. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Enid, Lake lies NW of N end of Windermere Lake; in the Columbia River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 8.2 m, mean 4.1 m, which sets the depth you fish.

Stocking

For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Enid, Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 94 recorded releases totalling 648,514 fish (Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout), last stocked 2026-04-22.

Stocking record

Lake Enid — 647,514 fish stocked, 1929–2026

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.

YearRainbow TroutBrook Trout
20265,250·
20255,250·
20245,250·
20235,250·
20225,750·
20215,250·
20205,250·
20195,250·
20185,250·
20175,250·
20165,500·
20155,250·
20145,250·
20135,250·
20125,250·
20115,250·
20101,750·
20095,250·
20081,750·
20071,750·
2006750·
20052,450·
20041,653·
20031,750·
20021,750·
20011,000·
20001,750·
19995,000·
19984,000·
19974,000·
19964,000·
19954,000·
19944,000·
19938,000·
19922,080·
19911,000·
19902,500·
19891,000·
19882,100·
19875,000·
19865,000·
1970·6,000
1969·3,000
1968·10,000
1967·40,000
1966·50,000
1965·50,000
1964·55,000
1963·49,824
1962·9,975
1961·19,320
1960·16,000
1959·20,150
1958·15,000
195720,160·
195520,000·
195415,052·
19538,000·
1932·17,000
1931·20,000
1930·20,000
1929·25,000

It is still stocked (most recent release 2026-04-22), 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

Enid, 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.

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Stocked Stillwater
Columbia River watershed
water
max 8.2 m, mean 4.1 m
lake survey
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Stocked
put-and-take

Conditions

  • Depth: max 8.2 m, mean 4.1 m (BC lake survey 1966-01-01).

Access & the rules

Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Enid, 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.