A creek in the Kootenay Lake watershed, a tributary of Summit Creek, holding Westslope Cutthroat, Bull Trout and Rainbow in provincial fish-inventory records.
Bluebird Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Summit Creek. Recorded fish: Westslope cutthroat, bull trout, rainbow, cutthroat, dolly varden, kokanee.
The water
It flows into Summit Creek within the Kootenay Lake watershed (Kootenay Lake → Kootenay 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 3 km. Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, cutthroat, dolly varden, Kokanee, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (6 records).
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Summit Creek, Bluebird 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
Kootenay Lake watershed
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Stream order 2
~3 km
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Westslope Cutthroat and Bull Trout
6 records
Access & the rules
Access for Bluebird 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 Summit Creek system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
