Hardie Creek is a small, officially named tributary that drains into Columbia Lake near Canal Flats, part of the upper Columbia River system. It carries no confirmed local fish records, and Region 4 regulations close every Columbia Lake tributary except Dutch Creek, so this is a closed-water and habitat-context entry rather than a place to fish.
The water
Natural Resources Canada lists Hardie Creek as an official Kootenay Land District watercourse at 50.246667, -115.869167, and BC Geographical Names records it flowing into Columbia Lake. Stream-order, length and channel-geometry figures are not on record for it, and provincial fish-inventory data shows zero direct local observations on Hardie Creek itself, consistent with a small, lightly surveyed lake tributary rather than a mapped fishery.
The fishing
There is no angling case to make here. Region 4 lists Columbia Lake's tributaries as no fishing except Dutch Creek, and with Hardie identified as one of those tributaries, the working rule is to leave it closed until an official in-season update says otherwise. No local fish records support a fishery even setting the closure aside, and no guide service was found advertising Hardie Creek specifically. Kootenay Troutfitters operates in the wider Columbia Valley and is the nearest guide context, but that does not extend to this creek under the current closure.
Closed water: leave it alone
Access and the rules
No named trailhead, launch or public access point is on record for Hardie Creek. Given the closure and the absence of confirmed fish, there is no reason to plan an access route here beyond general awareness of its location on the Columbia Lake shoreline near Canal Flats.
Conditions
- Navigability: channel-geometry data (width, gradient, discharge) is not on record for Hardie Creek; treat it as a small, low-order lake tributary until surveyed.
- Stocking: no stocking record. Hardie Creek is not part of any FFSBC stocking program.
