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Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Lomond Lake

A stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, Expansion of Lomond Creek, SE. of junction of Pend-d'Oreille and Salmo Rivers, ~8.4 ha surface area. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Lomond Lake is a stillwater in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed, Expansion of Lomond Creek, SE. of junction of Pend-d'Oreille and Salmo Rivers. ~8.4 ha surface area.

The water

Lomond Lake lies Expansion of Lomond Creek, SE. of junction of Pend-d'Oreille and Salmo Rivers; in the Lower Arrow Lake watershed. It covers ~8.4 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 6.4 m, mean 4.5 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Lomond 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
Lower Arrow Lake watershed
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8.4 ha
surface area
water
max 6.4 m, mean 4.5 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 6.4 m, mean 4.5 m (BC lake survey 1958-09-04).
  • Water-health signal: good (health index 30), 4 species over 16 observations.

Access & the rules

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