The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Edith Lake

A stillwater in the Bull River watershed, Head of Edith Creek, W side of Kootenay River at Wardner, SE of Cranbrook, surface area not recorded, holding Brook Trout.

Edith Lake is a stillwater in the Bull River watershed, Head of Edith Creek, W side of Kootenay River at Wardner, SE of Cranbrook. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Edith Lake lies Head of Edith Creek, W side of Kootenay River at Wardner, SE of Cranbrook; in the Bull River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 5.5 m, mean 2 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Edith 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
Bull River watershed
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max 5.5 m, mean 2 m
lake survey
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Brook Trout
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Conditions

  • Depth: max 5.5 m, mean 2 m (BC lake survey 1956-07-25).

Access & the rules

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