Canada Fly Guide
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Whary Lake

A stillwater in the Columbia River watershed, S.W. of Big Fish Lake, surface area not recorded, holding Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout and Cutthroat Trout.
Updated July 7, 2026

Whary Lake is a stillwater in the Columbia River watershed, S.W. of Big Fish Lake. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Whary Lake lies S.W. of Big Fish Lake; in the Columbia River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded.

The fishing

Whary 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
Columbia River watershed
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Rainbow Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
recorded

Access & the rules

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