A stocked stillwater in the Kootenay River watershed, NE of junction of Moose Creek and Beaverfoot River at NW end Kootenay National Park, surface area not recorded, carrying Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout and topped up by the provincial stocking program.
High Lake is a stocked stillwater in the Kootenay River watershed, NE of junction of Moose Creek and Beaverfoot River at NW end Kootenay National Park. Surface area not recorded.
The water
High Lake lies NE of junction of Moose Creek and Beaverfoot River at NW end Kootenay National Park; in the Kootenay River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. High Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 6 recorded releases totalling 12,000 fish (Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout), last stocked 2000-09-06.
Stocking appears to have wound down after 2000. 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
High 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
Kootenay River watershed
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Stocked
put-and-take
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for High 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.
