Canada Fly Guide
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Greenbush Lake

A stillwater in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed, E. side of Shuswap River near headwaters, surface area not recorded, holding Dolly Varden, Mountain Whitefish and Rainbow Trout.
Updated July 31, 2026

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Greenbush Lake is a stillwater in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed, E. side of Shuswap River near headwaters. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Greenbush Lake lies E. side of Shuswap River near headwaters; in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 53 m, mean 31.1 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Greenbush 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
Upper Arrow Lake watershed
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max 53 m, mean 31.1 m
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Dolly Varden and Mountain Whitefish
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Conditions

  • Depth: max 53 m, mean 31.1 m, Secchi 6 m (BC lake survey 1977-09-08).

Access & the rules

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