The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Keefer Lake

A stillwater in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed, Head of Kettle River, East of Monashee Mountain, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Keefer Lake is a stillwater in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed, Head of Kettle River, East of Monashee Mountain. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Keefer Lake lies Head of Kettle River, East of Monashee Mountain; in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 12.5 m, mean 4.7 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Keefer 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
Upper Arrow Lake watershed
water
max 12.5 m, mean 4.7 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 12.5 m, mean 4.7 m, Secchi 4.6 m (BC lake survey 1970-06-14).

Access & the rules

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