A creek in the Kootenay Lake watershed, a tributary of Moyie River, holding Brook Trout, Bull Trout and Mountain Whitefish in provincial fish-inventory records.
Irishman Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Moyie River. Recorded fish: Brook Trout, Bull Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout.
The water
It flows into Moyie River within the Kootenay Lake watershed (Kootenay Lake → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 4 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 12 km. Brook Trout, Bull Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (12 records). The fish-passage model expects Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout here too, since the reach is reachable with no barrier between, though there is no direct record yet. Named tributaries: Colleen Creek.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Moyie River, Irishman Creek fishes the way creeks of its size do: short drifts with a buoyant attractor dry over a light dropper, working the pocket water and the heads of pools. Match the fly box to the season and confirm against a current local report.
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Tributary Creek
Kootenay Lake watershed
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Stream order 4
~12 km
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Brook Trout and Bull Trout
12 records
footprint
Mixed
Conditions
Navigability: mixed, confirm access and flow before choosing drift vs wade (median channel width ~5.6 m, moderate width; median gradient ~2.8%, moderate; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.516 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Irishman Creek, meaning the roads in, put-ins and any walk-in or seasonal limits, is worth confirming locally before you commit a day. The drainage map shows how the water sits in its valley.
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Before you fish
Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go This water is part of the Moyie River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
