Classified Water (Region 4-2), split at a falls near km 26 of Lodgepole Road. Downstream of the falls: No Fishing Sep 1 to Oct 31, trout and char catch-and-release Jun 15 to Aug 31, bait ban, Class II when open, tributaries included. Upstream of the falls: No Fishing Sep 1 to Oct 31, trout and char daily quota 1 (none under 30 cm) and bait ban Jun 15 to Aug 31, Class II when open, tributaries included. Non-resident anglers need the Wigwam River classified licence for both zones. Confirm the current synopsis and in-season page before you fish.

Provincial fish-record extraction along Lodgepole Creek found 61 direct observations: 26 westslope cutthroat, 19 bull trout, 6 rainbow trout, 3 generic cutthroat, 3 Dolly Varden, 2 cutthroat/rainbow cross and 2 mountain whitefish. That is a solid mixed trout-and-char signal for a Wigwam tributary, and it sits alongside a family of small named child creeks: north lodgepole creek carries 11 direct cutthroat and char records of its own, and rockcleft creek carries 19 direct trout records (westslope cutthroat, rainbow and generic cutthroat). pioneer creek, sportsman creek, campsite creek, pylon creek and abode creek show up on the map with contextual species lists but no direct observations, so treat them as inferred habitat rather than confirmed fishing water.

Expect cold, clear, hike-and-wade tributary water typical of the Wigwam branch: small pools, boulder and log structure, and fish that see relatively little pressure. The direct fish record supports genuine cutthroat and bull trout habitat here, but that is not the same as confirmed public access or an established fishery. No guide operator publishes dedicated Lodgepole Creek trips; elk river guiding company and kootenay fly shop and guiding both cover the Wigwam branch generally, and Dry Fly Heaven and Dave Brown Outfitters also describe Wigwam-area small-stream fishing, but none of that is proof that Lodgepole itself, or its child creeks, should be fished without checking the ground first.

Use the Fernie and Elk hatch calendar as the working spine until a Lodgepole-specific sample turns up: stoneflies (including Golden Stones near the Jun 15 opener), mayflies, caddisflies, midges, terrestrials through August, and fry and sculpin as forage for the resident char. Where the exact reach and date are legal, work a stimulator or royal wulff on top, an adams or elk hair caddis through the summer hatches, and small pats rubber legs, prince nymph, hares ear nymph, pheasant tail nymph or copper john underneath. A sparse woolly bugger can draw a bull trout, but keep any streamer use legal, limited, and well clear of spawning fish.

Lodgepole Road, off the Wigwam Forest Service Road, is the access line into the drainage, and the km 26 post is the legal marker for the falls that splits the creek's two regulation zones. That marker is a regulation cue, not a public-access guarantee: road condition, land tenure and any seasonal closures on Lodgepole Road are not confirmed here, so check locally before committing to a trip.