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Rivers & Lakes · Tributary Creek

Storm Creek

A creek in the Elk River watershed, a tributary of Cabin Creek, holding Westslope Cutthroat in provincial fish-inventory records.

Storm Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Cabin Creek. Recorded fish: Westslope cutthroat.

The water

It flows into Cabin Creek within the Elk River watershed (Elk 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 10 km. Westslope Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (1 record).

The fishing

As a small stream, a tributary of Cabin Creek, Storm 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.

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Tributary Creek
Elk River watershed
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Stream order 4
~10 km
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Westslope Cutthroat
1 record

Access & the rules

Access for Storm 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.

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Before you fish

Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go This water is part of the Cabin Creek system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.