The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Whary Lake

A stillwater in the Columbia River watershed, S.W. of Big Fish Lake, surface area not recorded, holding Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout and Cutthroat Trout.

Whary Lake is a stillwater in the Columbia River watershed, S.W. of Big Fish Lake. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Whary Lake lies S.W. of Big Fish Lake; in the Columbia River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded.

The fishing

Whary 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
Columbia River watershed
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Rainbow Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
recorded

Access & the rules

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