The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Yankee Lake

A stillwater in the Bull River watershed, E of Premier Lake, N of Fort Steele, ~7.3 ha surface area, holding Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout and Brook Trout.

Yankee Lake is a stillwater in the Bull River watershed, E of Premier Lake, N of Fort Steele. ~7.3 ha surface area.

The water

Yankee Lake lies E of Premier Lake, N of Fort Steele; in the Bull River watershed. It covers ~7.3 ha surface area.

The fishing

Yankee 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
Bull River watershed
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7.3 ha
surface area
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Rainbow Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
recorded

Conditions

  • Water-health signal: poor (health index 8), 1 species over 45 observations.

Access & the rules

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