Kiakho Creek is a stocked stillwater in the St. Mary River watershed. ~12 ha surface area.
The water
Kiakho Creek sits in the St. Mary River watershed, covering ~12 ha surface area.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Kiakho Creek is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 7 recorded releases totalling 342,315 fish (Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout), last stocked 1948-01-01.
Kiakho Creek — 342,315 fish stocked, 1929–1948
Cutthroat Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Cutthroat Trout |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 17,835 |
| 1947 | 20,480 |
| 1942 | 4,000 |
| 1932 | 85,000 |
| 1931 | 100,000 |
| 1930 | 100,000 |
| 1929 | 15,000 |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1948. 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
Kiakho 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 water: narrow channel, fish on foot (median channel width ~3.5 m, narrow; median gradient ~1.59%, gentle; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.075 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Kiakho Creek locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
