The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Elizabeth Lake

A stillwater in the St. Mary River watershed, SW side of Cranbrook, ~8.5 ha surface area. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Elizabeth Lake is a stillwater in the St. Mary River watershed, SW side of Cranbrook. ~8.5 ha surface area.

The water

Elizabeth Lake lies SW side of Cranbrook; in the St. Mary River watershed. It covers ~8.5 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 22 m, mean 8.4 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Elizabeth 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
St. Mary River watershed
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8.5 ha
surface area
water
max 22 m, mean 8.4 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 22 m, mean 8.4 m (BC lake survey 1985-09-12).
  • Water-health signal: unknown (health index 8), 1 species over 2 observations.

Access & the rules

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