Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you fish; this water is part of the Kootenay River system.

It flows into kootenay river within the Kootenay Lake watershed (Kootenay Lake → Kootenay River). It runs stream order 2 (high in the network, near the headwaters; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 5 km. rainbow trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (2 records).

For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Milford Creek is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 33 recorded releases totalling 48,657 fish (Rainbow Trout, Kokanee), last stocked 2026-06-15.

It is still stocked (most recent release 2026-06-15), so it fishes as a put-grow water: this season's fish come from the latest cohorts, topped up to keep it going. The chart below shows the release history by year and species.

As a small stream, a tributary of Kootenay River, Milford 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. The stocking record below is the truest read on what you will catch.

Access for Milford 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.