Hellroaring Creek

River
4.97 km
Mapped channels
Hellroaring Creek is a tributary creek flowing into pend d oreille river. Recorded fish: Westslope cutthroat, bull trout, rainbow, cutthroat, dolly varden, kokanee.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions

At a glance

Fact
Details
Type
Tributary Creek
Watershed
Lower Arrow Lake
Size
stream order 3, ~5 km
Fish
Westslope cutthroat, Bull Trout and Rainbow
Water
Not A Casual Float

Species

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Cutthroat
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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 Pend-d'Oreille River system.

Measurements

Measurement
Reported value
Median channel width
10.2 m
Median channel gradient
2.12 %
Mean annual discharge estimate
2.168 m³/s

The water

It flows into pend d oreille river within the Lower Arrow Lake watershed (Lower Arrow Lake → Columbia River). It runs stream order 3 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 5 km. westslope cutthroat trout, bull trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat, dolly varden, kokanee, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data.

The fishing

As a small stream, a tributary of Pend-d'Oreille River, Hellroaring 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
Lower Arrow Lake watershed
Stream order 3
~5 km
Westslope cutthroat and Bull Trout
recorded
Not A Casual Float

Conditions

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Navigability: not a casual float: whitewater or canyon evidence on this water; treat as wade unless a guide says otherwise (median channel width ~10.2 m, moderate width; median gradient ~2.12%, moderate; peak mean-annual discharge ~2.168 m³/s, low flow; canyon-confined sections with ~122 m walls (DEM)).

Access & the rules

Access for Hellroaring 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 Pend-d'Oreille River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
Page reviewed 2026-07-31