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Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Ta Ta Lake

A stillwater in the St. Mary River watershed, W. of Kootenay River and NW. of Wasa, ~18.4 ha surface area, holding Brook Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.

Ta Ta Lake is a stillwater in the St. Mary River watershed, W. of Kootenay River and NW. of Wasa. ~18.4 ha surface area.

The water

Ta Ta Lake lies W. of Kootenay River and NW. of Wasa; in the St. Mary River watershed. It covers ~18.4 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 2.3 m, mean 0.4 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Ta Ta 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
St. Mary River watershed
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18.4 ha
surface area
water
max 2.3 m, mean 0.4 m
lake survey
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Brook Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
recorded

Conditions

  • Depth: max 2.3 m, mean 0.4 m, Secchi 2.3 m (BC lake survey 1996-08-12).
  • Water-health signal: good (health index 23), 3 species over 52 observations.

Access & the rules

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