No standalone Bodie Creek entry exists in the current regulations table. As a Michel Creek tributary it falls under the Michel Creek Classified Water rules: the water is split at the easternmost Hwy 3 bridge, with the upstream reach Class II when open including tributaries, trout and char catch-and-release Jun 15 to Mar 31 and a bait ban Jun 15 to Oct 31, and the downstream reach Class II when open, trout and char daily quota of 1 (none under 30 cm) and the same bait ban. Confirm the exact tributary application and the current synopsis before fishing.

lower Michel Creek watershed; Bodie Creek itself is ungauged

Weather reference: Michel (49.699, -114.824).

NRCan and GeoGratis list Bodie Creek as an official Kootenay Land District creek, with its mouth at 49.7158, -114.8408. Teck's 2016 draft Tributary Evaluation Program report put the catchment at roughly 98% mine disturbance, with only about 6% of the total listed stream length still connected to the main stem. The lower fish-bearing habitat is modified and channelized, and a culvert blocks fish passage further upstream. Local fish-inventory data logged 5 direct observations on the Bodie line: 2 westslope cutthroat trout, 1 mountain whitefish, 1 longnose dace and 1 longnose sucker.

This is rearing water, not spawning water. The same tributary report noted a lack of cutthroat fry, suggesting the creek itself sees little or no cutthroat spawning, while the juvenile densities present point to use as lower-reach or off-channel rearing habitat instead. There is no verified Bodie Creek-specific guide coverage, no reported access point, and no case for adding angling pressure here without stronger current evidence that the fishery can support it.

If any legal, fish-bearing reach is confirmed, lean on the lower michel creek hatch spine for context: stoneflies, mayflies, caddisflies and summer terrestrials, plus the small baitfish and sucker/dace forage already recorded here. A small-stream box such as a Hare's Ear, Pheasant Tail, Prince Nymph, a small Woolly Bugger and a tiny Adams or Royal Wulff would suit the water type, but keep any use conditional on confirming access and that fishing here is appropriate at all.

No named trailhead, launch or parking area has been confirmed for Bodie Creek. As a Michel Creek tributary it falls under the same Classified Water rules described above, but no individual in-season entry or access note has surfaced for it specifically.