The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Evans Lake

A stillwater in the Slocan River watershed, Expansion of Evans Creek, W of Slocan Lake, ~274 ha surface area. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Evans Lake is a stillwater in the Slocan River watershed, Expansion of Evans Creek, W of Slocan Lake. ~274 ha surface area.

The water

Evans Lake lies Expansion of Evans Creek, W of Slocan Lake; in the Slocan River watershed. It covers ~274 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 155 m, mean 61 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Evans 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
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274 ha
surface area
water
max 155 m, mean 61 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 155 m, mean 61 m, Secchi 6.5 m (BC lake survey 1981-07-08).
  • Water-health signal: poor (health index 8), 1 species over 3 observations.

Access & the rules

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