Kamma Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Goat River. Recorded fish: Westslope cutthroat, rainbow, cutthroat, kokanee, mtn whitefish, brook trout.
The water
It flows into Goat River within the Kootenay Lake watershed (Kootenay Lake → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 4 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 17 km. Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, cutthroat, Kokanee, Mountain Whitefish, Brook Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (19 records).
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Goat River, Kamma 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: mixed, confirm access and flow before choosing drift vs wade (median channel width ~8.8 m, moderate width; median gradient ~2.21%, moderate; peak mean-annual discharge ~1.218 m³/s, low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Kamma 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.
