A creek in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed, a tributary of Mosquito Creek, holding Westslope Cutthroat, Bull Trout and Rainbow in provincial fish-inventory records.
Adams Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Mosquito Creek. Recorded fish: Westslope cutthroat, bull trout, rainbow, cutthroat, dolly varden, kokanee.
The water
It flows into Mosquito Creek within the Upper Arrow Lake watershed (Upper Arrow Lake → Columbia River). It runs stream order 2 (high in the network, near the headwaters; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 5 km. Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, cutthroat, dolly varden, Kokanee, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (1 record).
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Mosquito Creek, Adams Creek fishes the way creeks of its size do: short drifts with a buoyant attractor dry over a light dropper, working the pocket water and the heads of pools. Match the fly box to the season and confirm against a current local report.
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Tributary Creek
Upper Arrow Lake watershed
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Stream order 2
~5 km
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Westslope Cutthroat and Bull Trout
1 record
Access & the rules
Access for Adams Creek, 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.
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Before you fish
Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go This water is part of the Mosquito Creek system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
