Johnson Creek is a stocked stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed. ~13.3 ha surface area.
The water
Johnson Creek sits in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, covering ~13.3 ha surface area.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Johnson Creek is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 2 recorded releases totalling 30,000 fish (Brook Trout), last stocked 1957-01-01.
Johnson Creek — 30,000 fish stocked, 1956–1957
Brook Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Brook Trout |
|---|---|
| 1957 | 20,000 |
| 1956 | 10,000 |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1957. Confirm whether it is still topped up or now fishes as a residual, wild population. The chart below shows the full release history.
The fishing
Johnson Creek fishes as a put-grow stillwater: work chironomids under an indicator over the shoals in spring, then leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs as the shallows warm. The stocking record below is the truest read on the size and cohort of fish you will find.
Conditions
- Navigability: wade / technical: steep gradient, pocket water (median channel width ~5.5 m, moderate width; median gradient ~12.28%, very steep; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.428 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Johnson Creek locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
