Lizard Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Elk River. Recorded fish: Brook Trout, Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.
The water
It flows into Elk River within the Elk River watershed (Elk River → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 3 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 11 km. Brook Trout, Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (62 records).
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Elk River, Lizard 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.
Conditions
- Navigability: mixed, confirm access and flow before choosing drift vs wade (median channel width ~6.9 m, moderate width; median gradient ~1.78%, gentle; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.628 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Lizard 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.
