A creek in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed, a tributary of Columbia River, holding Cutthroat Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout in provincial fish-inventory records.
Pulley Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Columbia River. Recorded fish: Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.
The water
It flows into Columbia River within the Upper Arrow Lake watershed (Upper Arrow Lake → Columbia River). It runs stream order 5 (well down the network, toward river scale; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 18 km. Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (6 records).
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Columbia River, Pulley 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
Upper Arrow Lake watershed
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Stream order 5
~18 km
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Cutthroat Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
6 records
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Wade / Technical
Conditions
Navigability:wade / technical: steep gradient, pocket water (median channel width ~4 m, narrow; median gradient ~7.57%, steep; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.445 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Pulley 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 Columbia River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
