It flows into Columbia River within the Lower Arrow Lake watershed (Lower Arrow Lake → Columbia 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 6 km. White Sturgeon, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (24 records). The fish-passage model expects Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Bull Trout, Burbot, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Kokanee, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Mountain Whitefish, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, Yellow Perch here too, since the reach is reachable with no barrier between, though there is no direct record yet.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Columbia River, Rialto 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
Lower Arrow Lake watershed
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Stream order 2
~6 km
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White Sturgeon
24 records
Access & the rules
Access for Rialto 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.
