The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Leviathan Lake

A stillwater in the Kootenay Lake watershed, E of Kootenay Lake, opposite Kaslo, ~1.9 ha surface area, holding Kokanee.

Leviathan Lake is a stillwater in the Kootenay Lake watershed, E of Kootenay Lake, opposite Kaslo. ~1.9 ha surface area.

The water

Leviathan Lake lies E of Kootenay Lake, opposite Kaslo; in the Kootenay Lake watershed. It covers ~1.9 ha surface area.

The fishing

Leviathan 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
Kootenay Lake watershed
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1.9 ha
surface area
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Kokanee
recorded

Conditions

  • Water-health signal: poor (health index 8), 1 species over 6 observations.

Access & the rules

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