Wilson Creek is a stocked stillwater in the Slocan River watershed. Surface area not recorded.
The water
Wilson Creek sits in the Slocan River watershed, covering surface area not recorded.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Wilson Creek is a kokanee program, a mix of forage stocking and a put-and-take sport fishery: 8 recorded releases totalling 691,500 fish (Kokanee, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout), last stocked 1955-01-01.
Wilson Creek — 691,500 fish stocked, 1925–1955
Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Rainbow Trout | Cutthroat Trout | Kokanee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | · | · | 354,500 |
| 1947 | · | 10,000 | · |
| 1942 | · | · | 200,000 |
| 1940 | · | · | 30,000 |
| 1932 | 20,000 | · | 50,000 |
| 1931 | 17,000 | · | · |
| 1925 | 10,000 | · | · |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1955. 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
Wilson Creek 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
- Navigability: not a casual float: whitewater or canyon evidence on this water; treat as wade unless a guide says otherwise (median channel width ~11.7 m, moderate width; median gradient ~2.03%, moderate; peak mean-annual discharge ~17.331 m³/s, moderate flow; canyon-confined sections with ~120 m walls (DEM)).
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Wilson Creek locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
