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Whitetail Creek (Columbia River Watershed)
Regulations
No Whitetail Creek-specific exception was found in the checked Region 4 extraction. Confirm the official synopsis and in-season notices before fishing .
Key points
- Fish signal: local beat data has 263 records: 246 rainbow trout, 13 brook trout, 2 Dolly Varden and 2 mountain whitefish .
- Name collision: the local index also contains another Whitetail Creek in a different basin, so this page uses a Columbia-watershed slug .
- Best flies: Adams, Royal Wulff, Elk Hair Caddis, Stimulator, Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph, Prince Nymph, Pheasant Tail Nymph and small Woolly Bugger patterns .
- Hatches/food: Mayflies, Caddisflies (Sedges), small Stoneflies, Chironomids (Midges) in slower water and summer Terrestrials (Hoppers, Ants, Beetles) .
- Image: no verified Columbia-watershed Whitetail Creek image found.
Health & stewardship
- Record-rich but still small water: high record count is not permission, access or current abundance. Check land tenure and water temperature before fishing.
Open questions
- Confirm public access and whether brook trout are localized or widespread.
Related
- Dutch Creek - nearby tributary family context.
- Columbia River - receiving basin.
- Small-Stream Dry-Fly for Cutthroat - useful small-stream tactic even though this creek's record set is rainbow-heavy.
- Kootenay Troutfitters - nearby Columbia Valley guide context, exact creek coverage unconfirmed.
Stocking record
Whitetail Lake — 858,000 fish stocked, 1961–2026
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Rainbow Trout | Brook Trout |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12,000 | · |
| 2025 | 12,000 | · |
| 2024 | 12,000 | · |
| 2023 | 12,000 | · |
| 2022 | 12,000 | · |
| 2021 | 12,000 | · |
| 2020 | 12,000 | · |
| 2019 | 12,000 | · |
| 2018 | 12,000 | · |
| 2017 | 12,000 | · |
| 2016 | 16,780 | · |
| 2015 | 12,000 | · |
| 2014 | 12,000 | · |
| 2013 | 12,000 | · |
| 2012 | 12,000 | · |
| 2011 | 10,000 | · |
| 2010 | 10,000 | · |
| 2009 | 10,000 | · |
| 2008 | 3,996 | · |
| 2007 | 12,181 | · |
| 2006 | 10,000 | · |
| 2005 | 12,000 | · |
| 2004 | 22,000 | · |
| 2003 | 12,000 | · |
| 2002 | 12,000 | · |
| 2001 | 12,000 | · |
| 2000 | 22,000 | · |
| 1999 | 12,000 | · |
| 1998 | 22,000 | · |
| 1997 | 18,473 | · |
| 1996 | 10,000 | · |
| 1995 | 10,000 | · |
| 1994 | 10,000 | · |
| 1993 | 10,000 | · |
| 1992 | 10,000 | · |
| 1991 | 10,000 | · |
| 1990 | 10,000 | · |
| 1989 | 10,000 | · |
| 1988 | 10,000 | · |
| 1987 | 15,000 | · |
| 1986 | 15,000 | · |
| 1985 | 23,500 | · |
| 1984 | 10,000 | · |
| 1983 | 15,000 | · |
| 1982 | 15,000 | · |
| 1981 | 8,835 | · |
| 1980 | 29,855 | · |
| 1979 | 6,800 | · |
| 1974 | 40,000 | · |
| 1973 | 55,000 | · |
| 1972 | 50,000 | · |
| 1971 | 35,000 | · |
| 1969 | · | 4,000 |
| 1968 | · | 10,000 |
| 1967 | · | 3,600 |
| 1964 | 10,010 | · |
| 1963 | 10,450 | · |
| 1962 | 10,020 | · |
| 1961 | 15,500 | · |
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