Mineral Lake is a stocked stillwater in the Kootenay Lake watershed, Between Moyie and Monroe Lakes. ~7.9 ha surface area.
The water
Mineral Lake lies Between Moyie and Monroe Lakes; in the Kootenay Lake watershed. It covers ~7.9 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 25 m, mean 14.4 m, which sets the depth you fish.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Mineral Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 1 recorded release totalling 21,000 fish (Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout), last stocked 1929-01-01.
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1929. Confirm whether it is still topped up or now fishes as a residual, wild population. The chart below shows the full release history.
The fishing
Mineral Lake fishes as a put-grow stillwater: work chironomids under an indicator over the shoals in spring, then leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs as the shallows warm. The stocking record below is the truest read on the size and cohort of fish you will find.
Conditions
- Depth: max 25 m, mean 14.4 m (BC lake survey 1982-07-19).
- Water-health signal: excellent (health index 38), 5 species over 91 observations.
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Mineral Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
