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Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Haiseldean Lake

A stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, N. of West Arm of Kootenay Lake, ~4.6 ha surface area, holding Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout.

Haiseldean Lake is a stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, N. of West Arm of Kootenay Lake. ~4.6 ha surface area.

The water

Haiseldean Lake lies N. of West Arm of Kootenay Lake; in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed. It covers ~4.6 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 12.8 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Haiseldean 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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4.6 ha
surface area
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max 12.8 m
lake survey
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Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout
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Conditions

  • Depth: max 12.8 m (BC lake survey 1974-08-14).
  • Water-health signal: average (health index 15), 2 species over 7 observations.

Access & the rules

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