The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Wasa Lake

A stillwater in the Bull River watershed, E side Kootenay River, N of Fort Steele, ~105.5 ha surface area. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Wasa Lake is a stillwater in the Bull River watershed, E side Kootenay River, N of Fort Steele. ~105.5 ha surface area.

The water

Wasa Lake lies E side Kootenay River, N of Fort Steele; in the Bull River watershed. It covers ~105.5 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 13.1 m, mean 3.8 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Wasa 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
Bull River watershed
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105.5 ha
surface area
water
max 13.1 m, mean 3.8 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 13.1 m, mean 3.8 m (BC lake survey 1960-07-27).
  • Water-health signal: good (health index 38), 5 species over 21 observations.

Access & the rules

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