A creek in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed, a tributary of Columbia River. Fish are expected here, though it carries no direct inventory records yet.
Van Horne Brook is a tributary creek flowing into Columbia River. Fish presence expected but not yet confirmed by direct records.
The water
It flows into Columbia 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 9 km. Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, cutthroat, dolly varden, Kokanee expected, since this water connects to recorded fish habitat with no barrier between, though it has no direct records of its own yet. Named tributaries in the index: Mitre Creek.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Columbia River, Van Horne Brook 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. Match the fly box to the season and confirm against a current local report.
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Tributary Creek
Upper Arrow Lake watershed
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Stream order 5
~9 km
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Fish expected
no direct records yet
Access & the rules
Access for Van Horne Brook, 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.
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Before you fish
Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go This water is part of the Columbia River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
