Lussier River is a stocked stillwater in the Bull River watershed. Surface area not recorded.
The water
Lussier River sits in the Bull River watershed, covering surface area not recorded.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Lussier River is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 6 recorded releases totalling 57,000 fish (Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat Trout), last stocked 1953-01-01.
Lussier River — 57,000 fish stocked, 1940–1953
Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Rainbow Trout | Cutthroat Trout |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 10,000 | · |
| 1952 | 5,000 | · |
| 1947 | · | 8,000 |
| 1943 | · | 12,000 |
| 1942 | · | 12,000 |
| 1940 | · | 10,000 |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1953. 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
Lussier River 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: driftable with caution: wide, low-gradient sections suit a float/raft, but rated rapids or canyon-confined reaches interrupt them; check the drift map (median channel width ~19 m, wide; median gradient ~1.02%, gentle; peak mean-annual discharge ~7.405 m³/s, moderate flow; canyon-confined sections with ~197 m walls (DEM)).
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Lussier River locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
