Wilgress Lake is a stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, Just SE of Eholt, NW of Grand Forks. Surface area not recorded.
The water
Wilgress Lake lies Just SE of Eholt, NW of Grand Forks; in the Kootenay–Columbia basin. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 17.4 m, mean 7.9 m, which sets the depth you fish.
The fishing
Wilgress 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
Kootenay–Columbia basin
water
max 17.4 m, mean 7.9 m
lake survey
Conditions
- Depth: max 17.4 m, mean 7.9 m, Secchi 5.8 m (BC lake survey 1969-05-26).
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Wilgress 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.
