The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Cadorna Lake

A stillwater in the Elk River watershed, Headwaters of Cadorna Creek, SW. of headwaters of Elk River, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Cadorna Lake is a stillwater in the Elk River watershed, Headwaters of Cadorna Creek, SW. of headwaters of Elk River. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Cadorna Lake lies Headwaters of Cadorna Creek, SW. of headwaters of Elk River; in the Elk River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 14.5 m, mean 6 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Cadorna 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
Elk River watershed
water
max 14.5 m, mean 6 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 14.5 m, mean 6 m, Secchi 1 m (BC lake survey 1987-08-12).

Access & the rules

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