The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Botts Lake

A stillwater in the Columbia River watershed, Expansion of Dunbar Creek, W side Columbia River just SW of Brisco, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Botts Lake is a stillwater in the Columbia River watershed, Expansion of Dunbar Creek, W side Columbia River just SW of Brisco. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Botts Lake lies Expansion of Dunbar Creek, W side Columbia River just SW of Brisco; in the Columbia River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 5 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Botts 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
Columbia River watershed
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max 5 m
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Conditions

  • Depth: max 5 m (BC lake survey 1974-06-10).

Access & the rules

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