Ram Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Lussier River. Fish presence expected but not yet confirmed by direct records.
The water
It flows into Lussier River within the St. Mary River watershed (St. Mary River → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 4 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 11 km. Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, cutthroat, dolly varden, Kokanee expected, since this water connects to recorded fish habitat with no barrier between, though it has no direct records of its own yet.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Lussier River, Ram 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.
Conditions
- Navigability: wade / technical: steep gradient, pocket water (median channel width ~4.9 m, narrow; median gradient ~6.39%, steep; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.318 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Ram 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.
