Behrman Creek

River
5.14 km
Mapped channels
1
Species listed
6.4 m
Median channel width
17.8%
Median gradient
1.31 m³/s
Mean annual flow estimate
Behrman Creek is a small, steep tributary that feeds Howser Creek on the upper Duncan River system above Duncan Lake, roughly 25 km north of Kaslo. Provincial habitat mapping carries it as inferred bull trout water, but a named-line extraction of local fish-record data found zero direct observations, so there is no catch evidence to point to yet.

Species

Reported species; current abundance is unknown.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions

Region 4 Regulations — guide reviewed 2026-07-08

Behrman Creek has no individual listing in the Region 4 table, so the general stream defaults apply: closed Apr 1 to Jun 14, trout and char release Nov 1 to Mar 31, and single barbless hooks required. It sits inside the Duncan Lake tributary group (4-27), which carries a standing bull trout release rule alongside the Upper Duncan River and its tributaries. Confirm the current synopsis before you fish.

The water

NRCan's Geographical Names database lists Behrman Creek as an official Kootenay Land District name (key JAGBZ), with its mouth at 50.494722, -116.8775. It runs stream order 4 (mid-range on a scale that goes from 1 for a headwater trickle up to 6 or more for a full river) and stretches roughly 7 km before joining Howser Creek. Channel-geometry data puts the median width at about 6.4 m (narrow), median gradient at about 17.78% (very steep), and peak mean-annual discharge at about 1.308 m³/s (low flow), a profile consistent with a short, high-gradient headwater tributary rather than a fishable mainstem reach.

The fishing

There is no confirmed sport fishery here. The inferred bull trout signal comes from habitat modelling, not catch or survey data, and no fisheries report, guide or online log places an angler on Behrman Creek itself. Howser Creek and the wider Duncan River system downstream carry the real bull trout record for this drainage; Behrman is best read as spawning and rearing habitat feeding that system, not a destination in its own right.

Cold-water habitat, not a target

Behrman's steep, narrow profile and inferred bull trout signal fit a spawning and rearing tributary, the kind of cold-water habitat that a Duncan-system char population depends on rather than a place to prospect for fish. If access and legality check out on the ground, keep any fishing brief and stay well clear of redds or staging fish.

Conditions

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Navigability: median width ~6.4 m (narrow), median gradient ~17.78% (very steep), peak mean-annual discharge ~1.308 m³/s (low flow). A short, high-gradient wade creek, not a drift.
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Stocking: no stocking record. Any fish present would be wild.

Access and the rules

No public access route, trailhead or parking area has been confirmed for Behrman Creek specifically. It sits within the Duncan Lake tributary group, so the same regulations that apply to Howser Creek and the Upper Duncan River apply here on paper.

Before you fish

Behrman Creek has no individual listing in the Region 4 table. The general stream defaults apply: closed Apr 1 to Jun 14, trout and char release Nov 1 to Mar 31, single barbless hooks required. It falls inside the Duncan Lake tributary group (4-27), which carries a standing bull trout release rule alongside the Upper Duncan River and its tributaries. Confirm the current Region 4 synopsis before you go.
Page reviewed 2026-07-08