The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Whiskey Lake

A stillwater in the Duncan Lake watershed, N of Spillimacheen R, W of Parson (community), surface area not recorded. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

Whiskey Lake is a stillwater in the Duncan Lake watershed, N of Spillimacheen R, W of Parson (community). Surface area not recorded.

The water

Whiskey Lake lies N of Spillimacheen R, W of Parson (community); in the Duncan Lake watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 2 m, mean 1 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Whiskey 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
Duncan Lake watershed
water
max 2 m, mean 1 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 2 m, mean 1 m (BC lake survey 1982-07-11).

Access & the rules

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