White Boar Lake is a stocked stillwater in the St. Mary River watershed, NW. of head of Mallandaine Creek. ~19.3 ha surface area.
The water
White Boar Lake lies NW. of head of Mallandaine Creek; in the St. Mary River watershed. It covers ~19.3 ha surface area.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. White Boar Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 7 recorded releases totalling 17,180 fish (Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout), last stocked 1994-09-01.
White Boar Lake — 17,180 fish stocked, 1981–1994
Cutthroat Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Cutthroat Trout |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 2,000 |
| 1992 | 2,000 |
| 1990 | 5,000 |
| 1986 | 2,000 |
| 1985 | 2,000 |
| 1983 | 2,000 |
| 1981 | 2,180 |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1994. Confirm whether it is still topped up or now fishes as a residual, wild population. The chart below shows the full release history.
The fishing
White Boar Lake fishes as a put-grow stillwater: work chironomids under an indicator over the shoals in spring, then leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs as the shallows warm. The stocking record below is the truest read on the size and cohort of fish you will find.
Conditions
- Water-health signal: poor (health index 8), 1 species over 9 observations.
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for White Boar Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
