Tangier River is a river flowing into Illecillewaet River. Recorded fish: Westslope cutthroat, bull trout, rainbow, kokanee, mtn whitefish.
The water
It flows into Illecillewaet River within the Upper Arrow Lake watershed (Upper Arrow Lake → Columbia River). It runs stream order 5 (well down the network, toward river scale; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 40 km. Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Mountain Whitefish, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (4 records). Named tributaries in the index: Fang Creek, Farm Creek, Moloch Creek.
The fishing
As moving water, a tributary of Illecillewaet River, Tangier River fishes the way rivers of its size do: read the runs and seams, fish a dry-dropper through the warm months, and swing streamers or nymph the deeper slots as flows drop. Match the fly box to the season and confirm against a current local report.
Access & the rules
Access for Tangier River, 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.
