The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Dejordy Lake

A stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, W side Columbia River just S of Donald, NW of Golden, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Dejordy Lake is a stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, W side Columbia River just S of Donald, NW of Golden. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Dejordy Lake lies W side Columbia River just S of Donald, NW of Golden; in the Kootenay–Columbia basin. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 8.2 m, mean 3.3 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Dejordy 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
Kootenay–Columbia basin
water
max 8.2 m, mean 3.3 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 8.2 m, mean 3.3 m, Secchi 5.6 m (BC lake survey 1967-07-29).

Access & the rules

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