The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Fletcher Lake

A stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, Expansion of Fletcher Creek, W side of Kootenay Lake SW of Kaslo, ~9.4 ha surface area. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Fletcher Lake is a stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, Expansion of Fletcher Creek, W side of Kootenay Lake SW of Kaslo. ~9.4 ha surface area.

The water

Fletcher Lake lies Expansion of Fletcher Creek, W side of Kootenay Lake SW of Kaslo; in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed. It covers ~9.4 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 16.8 m, mean 8.4 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Fletcher 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
Lower Arrow Lake watershed
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9.4 ha
surface area
water
max 16.8 m, mean 8.4 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 16.8 m, mean 8.4 m, Secchi 8.8 m (BC lake survey 1996-08-22).
  • Water-health signal: poor (health index 8), 1 species over 8 observations.

Access & the rules

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