Dibble

Stillwater
1
Species listed
Dibble #1 Lake is a stocked stillwater in the Bull River watershed. Surface area not recorded.

Species

Historical records and regulatory mentions. They do not establish current abundance, a suitable angling target or permission to fish.
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

Dibble #1 Lake sits in the Bull River watershed, covering surface area not recorded.

Stocking

For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Dibble #1 Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 5 recorded releases totalling 7,500 fish (Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout), last stocked 1998-09-28.
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1998. Confirm whether it is still topped up or now fishes as a residual, wild population. The chart below shows the full release history.

The fishing

Dibble #1 Lake fishes as a put-grow stillwater: work chironomids under an indicator over the shoals in spring, then leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs as the shallows warm. The stocking record below is the truest read on the size and cohort of fish you will find.

Access & the rules

Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Dibble #1 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.

Questions

Page reviewed 2026-07-31