The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Surveyors Lake

A stillwater in the Bull River watershed, N. of junction of Elk and Kootenay Rivers, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Surveyors Lake is a stillwater in the Bull River watershed, N. of junction of Elk and Kootenay Rivers. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Surveyors Lake lies N. of junction of Elk and Kootenay Rivers; in the Bull River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 19.2 m, mean 8.5 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Surveyors 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
Bull River watershed
water
max 19.2 m, mean 8.5 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 19.2 m, mean 8.5 m (BC lake survey 1952-07-01).

Access & the rules

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