Illecillewaet River flows into the Columbia River near Revelstoke. What is confirmed for this reach is the fish-stocking record, not a full fishing profile: bull trout, rainbow trout and brook trout releases logged between 1914 and 2000. Read the chart below as a conservation record, not a put-grow forecast.
The water
The coordinate on this page, 50.9828, -118.2031, is the FIDQ stocking-release point on the river, close to where it joins the Columbia River at Revelstoke. Bull trout are the main story on the release log: the largest single entry is a 1,353-fish yearling bull trout release of Columbia River strain fish on 2000-07-21, part of a broader run of Columbia River bull trout conservation work through the late 1990s rather than a catchable stocking program. The river runs roughly 76 km from its Rogers Pass headwaters in Glacier National Park down through a chain of named tributaries, and provincial fish-inventory data across the full system lists 238 records of westslope cutthroat, bull trout and rainbow trout. That fuller drainage and tributary picture is covered on the river's separate drainage profile, linked below.
The fishing
No access notes, guide reports or on-the-water tactics have been confirmed for this reach, so there is nothing here to recommend as a destination outright. What the record does show is a river carrying wild char and trout, historically topped up by conservation stocking rather than a put-and-take program, so expect a wild-fish and recovering-population character rather than a stocked bag fishery. Treat this page as a regulation-and-access check: confirm road access, current flows and any local reports before you commit a day.
Stocking record, not a fishing report
Stocking
The Illecillewaet River carries a conservation stocking record: 31 recorded releases totalling 214,016 fish (bull trout, rainbow trout and brook trout) between 1914 and 2000, the last on 2000-07-21. The chart is built from the Province of BC's FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases data via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
Illecillewaet River — 214,016 fish stocked, 1914–2000
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Bull Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Rainbow Trout | Brook Trout | Bull Trout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | · | · | 7,785 |
| 1999 | · | · | 4,336 |
| 1998 | · | · | 17,197 |
| 1996 | · | · | 11,356 |
| 1995 | 9,238 | · | · |
| 1994 | 8,712 | · | 14,967 |
| 1993 | 4,354 | · | 10,000 |
| 1991 | · | · | 24,971 |
| 1984 | · | · | 21,600 |
| 1983 | · | · | 20,000 |
| 1955 | 4,500 | · | · |
| 1952 | 5,000 | · | · |
| 1925 | · | 15,000 | · |
| 1914 | · | 35,000 | · |
Conditions
- Stocking: conservation program, last stocked 2000-07-21. See the chart above; this is a recovery record, not an annual put-grow fishery.
- Navigability: no bcfishpass channel-geometry data (width, gradient, discharge) is on file for this reach. Confirm flows and character locally before you plan a trip.
Access and the rules
No confirmed access information exists for this reach: no named roads, put-ins or trailheads have been verified. Confirm road and river access locally before you go.
