Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you fish; this water is part of the Columbia River system.
The water
It flows into columbia river within the Upper Arrow Lake watershed (Upper Arrow Lake → Columbia River). It runs stream order 4 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 6 km. bull trout, rainbow trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (8 records).
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Columbia River, Lexington 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.
Conditions
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Navigability:wade / technical: steep gradient, pocket water (median channel width ~8.8 m, moderate width; median gradient ~19.58%, very steep; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.575 m³/s, very low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Lexington 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 Columbia River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.