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Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Hahas Lake

A stillwater in the St. Mary River watershed, E of Lost Dog Canyon, NE of Kimberley, N of Cranbrook, ~53.8 ha surface area, holding Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout.

Hahas Lake is a stillwater in the St. Mary River watershed, E of Lost Dog Canyon, NE of Kimberley, N of Cranbrook. ~53.8 ha surface area.

The water

Hahas Lake lies E of Lost Dog Canyon, NE of Kimberley, N of Cranbrook; in the St. Mary River watershed. It covers ~53.8 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 12.2 m, mean 4.5 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Hahas 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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53.8 ha
surface area
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max 12.2 m, mean 4.5 m
lake survey
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Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout
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Conditions

  • Depth: max 12.2 m, mean 4.5 m (BC lake survey 1958-08-25).
  • Water-health signal: average (health index 23), 3 species over 135 observations.

Access & the rules

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