Haiseldean Lake is a stocked stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, N. of West Arm of Kootenay Lake. ~4.6 ha surface area.
The water
Haiseldean Lake lies N. of West Arm of Kootenay Lake; in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed. It covers ~4.6 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 12.8 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. Haiseldean Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 10 recorded releases totalling 29,000 fish (Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout), last stocked 2004-10-06.
Stocking appears to have wound down after 2004. 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
Haiseldean 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 12.8 m (BC lake survey 1974-08-14).
- Water-health signal: average (health index 15), 2 species over 7 observations.
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Haiseldean Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
