Lapointe Creek is a tributary creek flowing into St. Mary River. Recorded fish: Westslope cutthroat, bull trout, rainbow, dolly varden, mtn whitefish, burbot.
The water
It flows into St. Mary River within the St. Mary River watershed (St. Mary River → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 2 (high in the network, near the headwaters; 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, Burbot, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (7 records).
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of St. Mary River, Lapointe 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.
Access & the rules
Access for Lapointe 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.
