Canada Fly Guide
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Meadow Lake

A stillwater in the Kootenay Lake watershed, Expansion of Hawkins Creek, ~1.4 ha surface area. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.
Updated July 30, 2026

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Meadow Lake is a stillwater in the Kootenay Lake watershed, Expansion of Hawkins Creek. ~1.4 ha surface area.

The water

Meadow Lake lies Expansion of Hawkins Creek; in the Kootenay Lake watershed. It covers ~1.4 ha surface area.

The fishing

Meadow Lake fishes on classic stillwater lines: chironomids over the shoals, leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs, and depth or troll work to the shoal-and-drop-off structure. Match the season and confirm against a local report.

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Stillwater
Kootenay Lake watershed
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1.4 ha
surface area

Conditions

  • Water-health signal: good (health index 15), 2 species over 4 observations.

Access & the rules

Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Meadow 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.