Canada Fly Guide
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Sand Lake

A stillwater in the Bull River watershed, Expansion of Little Sand Creek, N. of Tie Lake, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.
Updated July 30, 2026

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Sand Lake is a stillwater in the Bull River watershed, Expansion of Little Sand Creek, N. of Tie Lake. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Sand Lake lies Expansion of Little Sand Creek, N. of Tie Lake; in the Bull River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 4.3 m, mean 1.5 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Sand Lake fishes on classic stillwater lines: chironomids over the shoals, leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs, and depth or troll work to the shoal-and-drop-off structure. Match the season and confirm against a local report.

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Stillwater
Bull River watershed
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max 4.3 m, mean 1.5 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 4.3 m, mean 1.5 m, Secchi 4 m (BC lake survey 1969-08-01).

Access & the rules

Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Sand Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.

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Before you fish

Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.