Milford Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Kootenay River. Recorded fish: Rainbow Trout.
The water
It flows into Kootenay River within the Kootenay Lake watershed (Kootenay Lake → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 2 (high in the network, near the headwaters; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 5 km. Rainbow Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (2 records).
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Milford Creek is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 33 recorded releases totalling 48,657 fish (Rainbow Trout, Kokanee), last stocked 2026-06-15.
It is still stocked (most recent release 2026-06-15), so it fishes as a put-grow water: this season's fish come from the latest cohorts, topped up to keep it going. The chart below shows the release history by year and species.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Kootenay River, Milford 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. The stocking record below is the truest read on what you will catch.
Access & the rules
Access for Milford 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.
