The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Spectrum Lake

A stillwater in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed, In Monashee Provincial Park, W of Peters Lake, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Spectrum Lake is a stillwater in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed, In Monashee Provincial Park, W of Peters Lake. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Spectrum Lake lies In Monashee Provincial Park, W of Peters Lake; in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 21 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Spectrum 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
Upper Arrow Lake watershed
water
max 21 m
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Conditions

  • Depth: max 21 m (BC lake survey 1979-08-30).

Access & the rules

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