The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Johnson Lake

A stillwater in the Bull River watershed, NW. of junction of Kootenay and Lussier Rivers, ~13.3 ha surface area. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Johnson Lake is a stillwater in the Bull River watershed, NW. of junction of Kootenay and Lussier Rivers. ~13.3 ha surface area.

The water

Johnson Lake lies NW. of junction of Kootenay and Lussier Rivers; in the Bull River watershed. It covers ~13.3 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 6.5 m, mean 3 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Johnson 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
Bull River watershed
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13.3 ha
surface area
water
max 6.5 m, mean 3 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 6.5 m, mean 3 m (BC lake survey 1987-06-21).
  • Water-health signal: average (health index 23), 3 species over 49 observations.

Access & the rules

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