Donut Lake is a stocked stillwater in the Slocan River watershed, NE of junction of Slocan and Little Slocan Rivers, W of Nelson. ~1 ha surface area.
The water
Donut Lake lies NE of junction of Slocan and Little Slocan Rivers, W of Nelson; in the Slocan River watershed. It covers ~1 ha surface area.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Donut Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 9 recorded releases totalling 13,000 fish (Brook Trout), last stocked 1995-05-23.
Donut Lake — 13,000 fish stocked, 1969–1995
Brook Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Brook Trout |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,000 |
| 1994 | 1,000 |
| 1993 | 1,000 |
| 1992 | 1,000 |
| 1991 | 1,000 |
| 1990 | 1,000 |
| 1989 | 1,000 |
| 1987 | 1,000 |
| 1969 | 5,000 |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1995. 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
Donut Lake 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.
Conditions
- Water-health signal: poor (health index 8), 1 species over 11 observations.
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Donut Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
