Blackwater Lake is a stillwater in the Kootenay–Columbia basin, SE of Bush Arm, Kinbasket Lake. Surface area not recorded.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions
Region 4 Regulations — guide reviewed 2026-07-31
Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4, Kootenay), including any bait, motor or ice-fishing limits for this lake, before you fish.
The water
Blackwater Lake lies SE of Bush Arm, Kinbasket Lake; in the Kootenay–Columbia basin. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 5.1 m, mean 2.5 m, which sets the depth you fish.
The fishing
Blackwater 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.
Conditions
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Depth: max 5.1 m, mean 2.5 m, Secchi 4.7 m (BC lake survey 1984-07-06).
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Blackwater Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
Before you fish
Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.