The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Three Valley Lake

A stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, Expansion of Eagle River near headwaters, surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Three Valley Lake is a stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, Expansion of Eagle River near headwaters. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Three Valley Lake lies Expansion of Eagle River near headwaters; in the Kootenay–Columbia basin. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 27.4 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Three Valley 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–Columbia basin
water
max 27.4 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 27.4 m (BC lake survey 1975-06-01).

Access & the rules

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