The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Christina Lake

A stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, Between Grand Forks and Rossland, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Christina Lake is a stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, Between Grand Forks and Rossland. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Christina Lake lies Between Grand Forks and Rossland; in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 53.9 m, mean 36.1 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Christina 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
Lower Arrow Lake watershed
water
max 53.9 m, mean 36.1 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 53.9 m, mean 36.1 m, Secchi 4.3 m (BC lake survey 1969-05-25).

Access & the rules

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