The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Forum Lake

A stillwater in the Elk River watershed, E of Akamina Ridge in extreme SE corner of the province, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Forum Lake is a stillwater in the Elk River watershed, E of Akamina Ridge in extreme SE corner of the province. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Forum Lake lies E of Akamina Ridge in extreme SE corner of the province; in the Elk River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 24.4 m, mean 11.5 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Forum 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
Elk River watershed
water
max 24.4 m, mean 11.5 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 24.4 m, mean 11.5 m, Secchi 11.1 m (BC lake survey 1989-08-09).

Access & the rules

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