The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Sunburst Lake

A stillwater in the Kootenay River watershed, NW. of Lake Magog, E. of headwaters of Mitchell River, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Sunburst Lake is a stillwater in the Kootenay River watershed, NW. of Lake Magog, E. of headwaters of Mitchell River. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Sunburst Lake lies NW. of Lake Magog, E. of headwaters of Mitchell River; in the Kootenay River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 9.4 m, mean 4.8 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Sunburst 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
Kootenay River watershed
water
max 9.4 m, mean 4.8 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 9.4 m, mean 4.8 m, Secchi 5.3 m (BC lake survey 1985-09-09).

Access & the rules

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