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Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Sugar Lake

A stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, Expansion of upper Shuswap River, E of Mabel Lake, surface area not recorded, holding Bull Trout, Burbot and Cutthroat Trout.
Updated July 31, 2026

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Sugar Lake is a stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, Expansion of upper Shuswap River, E of Mabel Lake. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Sugar Lake lies Expansion of upper Shuswap River, E of Mabel Lake; in the Kootenay–Columbia basin. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 82.6 m, mean 35.1 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Sugar 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
Kootenay–Columbia basin
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max 82.6 m, mean 35.1 m
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Bull Trout and Burbot
recorded

Conditions

  • Depth: max 82.6 m, mean 35.1 m (BC lake survey 1982-05-01).

Access & the rules

Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Sugar 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.