Arrow Creek

River
25.5 km
Mapped channels
Arrow Creek is a tributary creek flowing into goat river. Recorded fish: Brook Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions

At a glance

Fact
Details
Type
Tributary Creek
Watershed
Kootenay Lake
Size
stream order 4, ~25 km
Fish
Brook Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
Water
Mixed

Inferred species — not confirmed on this water

Region 4 Regulations — guide reviewed 2026-07-31

Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you fish; this water is part of the Goat River system.

Measurements

Measurement
Reported value
Median channel width
8 m
Median channel gradient
3.67 %
Mean annual discharge estimate
1.811 m³/s

The water

It flows into goat river within the Kootenay Lake watershed (Kootenay Lake → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 4 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 25 km. brook trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (29 records). The fish-passage model expects bull trout here too, since the reach is reachable with no barrier between, though there is no direct record yet. Named tributaries: okell creek.

The fishing

As a small stream, a tributary of Goat River, Arrow Creek fishes the way creeks of its size do: short drifts with a buoyant attractor dry over a light dropper, working the pocket water and the heads of pools. Match the fly box to the season and confirm against a current local report.
Fact
Details
Tributary Creek
Kootenay Lake watershed
Stream order 4
~25 km
Brook Trout and Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout
29 records
Mixed

Conditions

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Navigability: mixed, confirm access and flow before choosing drift vs wade (median channel width ~8 m, moderate width; median gradient ~3.67%, moderate; peak mean-annual discharge ~1.811 m³/s, low flow).

Access & the rules

Access for Arrow Creek, meaning the roads in, put-ins and any walk-in or seasonal limits, is worth confirming locally before you commit a day. The drainage map shows how the water sits in its valley.

Before you fish

Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go This water is part of the Goat River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
Page reviewed 2026-07-31