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Beatrice Creek

A creek in the Slocan River watershed, a tributary of Evans Creek, holding Rainbow, Dolly Varden and Kokanee in provincial fish-inventory records.

Beatrice Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Evans Creek. Recorded fish: rainbow, dolly varden, kokanee.

The water

It flows into Evans Creek within the Slocan River watershed (Slocan River → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 4 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 19 km. Rainbow Trout, dolly varden, Kokanee, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (35 records).

The fishing

As a small stream, a tributary of Evans Creek, Beatrice 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
Slocan River watershed
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Stream order 4
~19 km
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Rainbow and Dolly Varden
35 records
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Driftable

Conditions

  • Navigability: driftable: wide, low-gradient sections suit a float/raft (median channel width ~8.6 m, moderate width; median gradient ~0.51%, very gentle; peak mean-annual discharge ~2.279 m³/s, low flow).

Access & the rules

Access for Beatrice 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 Evans Creek system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.