The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Drinnan Lake

A stillwater in the Slocan River watershed, S of head of Gwillim Creek at SW side of Valhalla Provincial Park, W of Slocan, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Drinnan Lake is a stillwater in the Slocan River watershed, S of head of Gwillim Creek at SW side of Valhalla Provincial Park, W of Slocan. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Drinnan Lake lies S of head of Gwillim Creek at SW side of Valhalla Provincial Park, W of Slocan; in the Slocan River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 29 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Drinnan 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
Slocan River watershed
water
max 29 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 29 m (BC lake survey 1977-01-01).

Access & the rules

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