Crystal Lake is a stillwater in the Kootenay Lake watershed, E side of Kootenay Lake, between Pilot and Crawford Bays. ~25 ha surface area.
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
Crystal Lake lies E side of Kootenay Lake, between Pilot and Crawford Bays; in the Kootenay Lake watershed. It covers ~25 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 47 m, mean 16 m, which sets the depth you fish.
The fishing
Crystal 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 47 m, mean 16 m, Secchi 9.9 m (BC lake survey 1998-07-28).
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Water-health signal: average (health index 15), 2 species over 10 observations.
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Crystal 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.