Mirror Lake is a stocked stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, E. of Tsuius Mountain. ~5.9 ha surface area.
The water
Mirror Lake lies E. of Tsuius Mountain; in the Kootenay–Columbia basin. It covers ~5.9 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 18 m, mean 5.6 m, which sets the depth you fish.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Mirror Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 1 recorded release totalling 2,000 fish (Rainbow Trout), last stocked 1986-05-13.
Mirror Lake — 2,000 fish stocked, 1986–1986
Rainbow Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Rainbow Trout |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 2,000 |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1986. 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
Mirror Lake 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
- Depth: max 18 m, mean 5.6 m (BC lake survey 1960-08-05).
- Water-health signal: average (health index 15), 2 species over 5 observations.
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Mirror Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
