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Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Beatrice Lake

A stillwater in the Slocan River watershed, Expansion of Beatrice Creek, W. of Slocan Lake, ~210 ha surface area. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Beatrice Lake is a stillwater in the Slocan River watershed, Expansion of Beatrice Creek, W. of Slocan Lake. ~210 ha surface area.

The water

Beatrice Lake lies Expansion of Beatrice Creek, W. of Slocan Lake; in the Slocan River watershed. It covers ~210 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 95 m, mean 41 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Beatrice 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
Slocan River watershed
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210 ha
surface area
water
max 95 m, mean 41 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 95 m, mean 41 m (BC lake survey 1989-08-12).
  • Water-health signal: poor (health index 8), 1 species over 9 observations.

Access & the rules

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