Cedar #2 is a stocked stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin. Surface area not recorded.
The water
Cedar #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. Cedar #2 is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 32 recorded releases totalling 70,500 fish (Rainbow Trout), last stocked 2014-10-02.
Cedar #2 — 70,500 fish stocked, 1931–2014
Rainbow Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Rainbow Trout |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,000 |
| 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 | 2,000 |
| 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 |
| 1988 | 2,000 |
| 1987 | 2,000 |
| 1986 | 2,000 |
| 1985 | 4,000 |
| 1984 | 4,000 |
| 1983 | 4,000 |
| 1931 | 3,500 |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 2014. 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
Cedar #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 Cedar #2 locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
