Canyon #2 is a stocked stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin. Surface area not recorded.
The water
Canyon #2 sits in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, covering surface area not recorded.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Canyon #2 is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 25 recorded releases totalling 54,000 fish (Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout), last stocked 2012-10-03.
Canyon #2 — 54,000 fish stocked, 1976–2012
Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Rainbow Trout | Cutthroat Trout |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2,000 | · |
| 2011 | 2,000 | · |
| 2010 | 2,000 | · |
| 2009 | 2,000 | · |
| 2008 | 2,000 | · |
| 2007 | 2,000 | · |
| 2006 | 2,000 | · |
| 2005 | 2,000 | · |
| 2004 | 2,000 | · |
| 2003 | 4,000 | · |
| 2002 | 2,000 | · |
| 2001 | 2,000 | · |
| 2000 | 2,000 | · |
| 1999 | 2,000 | · |
| 1998 | 2,000 | · |
| 1997 | 2,000 | · |
| 1996 | 2,000 | · |
| 1995 | 2,000 | · |
| 1994 | 2,000 | · |
| 1993 | 2,000 | · |
| 1992 | 2,000 | · |
| 1991 | 2,000 | · |
| 1990 | 2,000 | · |
| 1989 | 2,000 | · |
| 1976 | · | 4,000 |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 2012. Confirm whether it is still topped up or now fishes as a residual, wild population. The chart below shows the full release history.
The fishing
Canyon #2 fishes as a put-grow stillwater: work chironomids under an indicator over the shoals in spring, then leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs as the shallows warm. The stocking record below is the truest read on the size and cohort of fish you will find.
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Canyon #2 locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
