The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Lake

Aosta Upper Lake

A lake in the East Kootenay (89) watershed. No fish records for this water yet, so treat it as a regulation-and-access check before committing a day to it.

Aosta Upper Lake is a lake in the East Kootenay (89) watershed. No fish records yet.

The water

It sits in the East Kootenay (89) watershed (East Kootenay (89)). No fish records for this water in provincial inventory data yet.

The fishing

As a small stream, Aosta Upper Lake fishes the way lakes 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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Lake
East Kootenay (89) watershed
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No records yet
regulation & access check

Access & the rules

Access for Aosta Upper Lake, 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. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.