A creek in the St. Mary River watershed, a tributary of Lussier River, holding Bull Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout in provincial fish-inventory records.
Nicol Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Lussier River. Recorded fish: Bull Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.
The water
It flows into Lussier River within the St. Mary River watershed (St. Mary 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. Bull Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (8 records).
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Lussier River, Nicol 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
St. Mary River watershed
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Stream order 3
~11 km
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Bull Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
8 records
footprint
Mixed
Conditions
Navigability: mixed, confirm access and flow before choosing drift vs wade (median channel width ~5.3 m, moderate width; median gradient ~1.93%, gentle; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.499 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Nicol 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 Lussier River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
