The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Blackwater Lake

A stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, SE of Bush Arm, Kinbasket Lake, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Blackwater Lake is a stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, SE of Bush Arm, Kinbasket Lake. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Blackwater Lake lies SE of Bush Arm, Kinbasket Lake; in the Kootenay–Columbia basin. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 5.1 m, mean 2.5 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Blackwater 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
Kootenay–Columbia basin
water
max 5.1 m, mean 2.5 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 5.1 m, mean 2.5 m, Secchi 4.7 m (BC lake survey 1984-07-06).

Access & the rules

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