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Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Trout Lake

A stillwater in the Duncan Lake watershed, E of Beaton Arm of Upper Arrow Lake at head of Lardeau River, surface area not recorded, holding Bull Trout, Burbot and Cutthroat Trout.
Updated July 31, 2026

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Trout Lake is a stillwater in the Duncan Lake watershed, E of Beaton Arm of Upper Arrow Lake at head of Lardeau River. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Trout Lake lies E of Beaton Arm of Upper Arrow Lake at head of Lardeau River; in the Duncan Lake watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 234 m, mean 128.1 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Trout 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
Duncan Lake watershed
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max 234 m, mean 128.1 m
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Bull Trout and Burbot
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Conditions

  • Depth: max 234 m, mean 128.1 m (BC lake survey 1978-09-15).

Access & the rules

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