Kametlin Creek is a tributary creek flowing into North White River. Fish presence expected but not yet confirmed by direct records.
The water
It flows into North White River within the Kootenay River watershed (Kootenay River → Columbia River). It runs stream order 3 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 3 km. Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, dolly varden, Mountain Whitefish expected, since this water connects to recorded fish habitat with no barrier between, though it has no direct records of its own yet.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of North White River, Kametlin Creek fishes the way creeks of its size do: short drifts with a buoyant attractor dry over a light dropper, working the pocket water and the heads of pools. Match the fly box to the season and confirm against a current local report.
Conditions
- Navigability: wade water: narrow channel, fish on foot (median channel width ~2.9 m, narrow; median gradient ~7.88%, steep; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.11 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Kametlin Creek, meaning the roads in, put-ins and any walk-in or seasonal limits, is worth confirming locally before you commit a day. The drainage map shows how the water sits in its valley.
