Haha Lake is a stocked stillwater in the Bull River watershed, Expansion of Haha Creek, SE of Cranbrook. Surface area not recorded.
The water
Haha Lake lies Expansion of Haha Creek, SE of Cranbrook; in the Bull River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 8.5 m, mean 6.1 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. Haha Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 3 recorded releases totalling 7,040 fish (Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout), last stocked 1988-06-01.
Haha Lake — 7,040 fish stocked, 1951–1988
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Rainbow Trout | Brook Trout |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | · | 1,000 |
| 1976 | · | 3,000 |
| 1951 | 3,040 | · |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1988. Confirm whether it is still topped up or now fishes as a residual, wild population. The chart below shows the full release history.
The fishing
Haha 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.
Conditions
- Depth: max 8.5 m, mean 6.1 m (BC lake survey 1955-12-19).
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Haha Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
