The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Fox Lake

A stillwater in the Elk River watershed, Expansion of Elkan Creek, S. of Elk Pass, surface area not recorded, holding Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.

Fox Lake is a stillwater in the Elk River watershed, Expansion of Elkan Creek, S. of Elk Pass. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Fox Lake lies Expansion of Elkan Creek, S. of Elk Pass; in the Elk River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 5.2 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Fox 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
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max 5.2 m
lake survey
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Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
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Conditions

  • Depth: max 5.2 m (BC lake survey 1983-07-02).

Access & the rules

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