Ta Ta Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Kootenay River. Recorded fish: Westslope cutthroat, bull trout, rainbow, cutthroat, dolly varden, kokanee.
The water
It flows into Kootenay River within the St. Mary River watershed (St. Mary River → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 3 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 9 km. Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, cutthroat, dolly varden, Kokanee, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (77 records).
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Ta Ta Creek is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 2 recorded releases totalling 9,800 fish (Brook Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout), last stocked 1960-01-01.
Ta Ta Creek — 9,800 fish stocked, 1950–1960
Cutthroat Trout, Brook Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Cutthroat Trout | Brook Trout |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | · | 4,800 |
| 1950 | 5,000 | · |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1960. Confirm whether it is still topped up or now fishes as a residual, wild population. The chart below shows the full release history.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Kootenay River, Ta Ta 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. The stocking record below is the truest read on what you will catch.
Conditions
- Navigability: wade water: narrow channel, fish on foot (median channel width ~3 m, narrow; median gradient ~1.34%, gentle; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.032 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Ta Ta 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.
