Little Moyie River

River
20.2 km
Mapped channels
Little Moyie River is a river flowing into moyie river. Recorded fish: Brook Trout, Bull Trout, Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions

At a glance

Fact
Details
Type
River
Watershed
Kootenay Lake
Size
stream order 4, ~19 km
Fish
Brook Trout, Bull Trout and Dolly Varden
Water
Driftable

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 Moyie River system.

Measurements

Measurement
Reported value
Median channel width
10.4 m
Median channel gradient
1.95 %
Mean annual discharge estimate
1.687 m³/s

The water

It flows into moyie river within the Kootenay Lake watershed (Kootenay Lake → Kootenay 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 19 km. brook trout, bull trout, Dolly Varden, rainbow trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (47 records). Named tributaries: tally creek.

The fishing

As moving water, a tributary of Moyie River, Little Moyie River fishes the way rivers of its size do: read the runs and seams, fish a dry-dropper through the warm months, and swing streamers or nymph the deeper slots as flows drop. Match the fly box to the season and confirm against a current local report.
Fact
Details
River
Kootenay Lake watershed
Stream order 4
~19 km
Brook Trout and Bull Trout
47 records
Driftable

Conditions

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Navigability: driftable: wide, low-gradient sections suit a float/raft (median channel width ~10.4 m, moderate width; median gradient ~1.95%, gentle; peak mean-annual discharge ~1.687 m³/s, low flow).

Access & the rules

Access for Little Moyie River, 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 Moyie River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
Page reviewed 2026-07-31