Tangier River

Tangier River is a river flowing into Illecillewaet River. Recorded fish: Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout.

The water

It flows into Illecillewaet 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 40 km. Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (4 records). The fish-passage model expects Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout here too, since the reach is reachable with no barrier between, though there is no direct record yet. Named tributaries: Fang Creek, Farm Creek, Moloch Creek.

The fishing

As moving water, a tributary of Illecillewaet River, Tangier River fishes the way rivers of its size do: read the runs and seams, fish a dry-dropper through the warm months, and swing streamers or nymph the deeper slots as flows drop. Match the fly box to the season and confirm against a current local report.

Access & the rules

Access for Tangier River, 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.