A creek in the Kootenay Lake watershed, a tributary of Goat River, holding Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout in provincial fish-inventory records.
Leadville Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Goat River. Recorded fish: Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.
The water
It flows into Goat River within the Kootenay Lake watershed (Kootenay Lake → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 5 (well down the network, toward river scale; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 16 km. Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (1 record). The fish-passage model expects Bull Trout here too, since the reach is reachable with no barrier between, though there is no direct record yet.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Goat River, Leadville 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 5
~16 km
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Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
1 record
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Not A Casual Float
Conditions
Navigability:not a casual float: whitewater or canyon evidence on this water; treat as wade unless a guide says otherwise (median channel width ~7.3 m, moderate width; median gradient ~3.87%, moderate; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.917 m³/s, very low flow; canyon-confined sections with ~88 m walls (DEM)).
Access & the rules
Access for Leadville 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 Goat River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
