Blaylock Creek

River
2.56 km
Mapped channels
Blaylock Creek is a tributary creek flowing into elk river. Recorded fish: Westslope cutthroat, bull trout, cutthroat, dolly varden, mtn whitefish, brook trout.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions

At a glance

Fact
Details
Type
Tributary Creek
Watershed
Elk River
Size
stream order 2, ~3 km
Fish
Westslope cutthroat, Bull Trout and Cutthroat

Species

•
Cutthroat
•
Dolly Varden

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 Elk River system.

The water

It flows into elk river within the Elk River watershed (Elk River → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 2 (high in the network, near the headwaters; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 3 km. westslope cutthroat trout, bull trout, cutthroat, dolly varden, mountain whitefish, brook trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data.

The fishing

As a small stream, a tributary of Elk River, Blaylock 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
Elk River watershed
Stream order 2
~3 km
Westslope cutthroat and Bull Trout
recorded

Access & the rules

Access for Blaylock 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 Elk River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.

Related

Page reviewed 2026-07-31