Nun Creek

River
3.71 km
Mapped channels
1
Species listed
4 m
Median channel width
9.67%
Median gradient
0.16 m³/s
Mean annual flow estimate
Nun Creek is a tributary creek flowing into pend d oreille river. Recorded fish: Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.

Species

Reported species; current abundance is unknown.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions

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.

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 4 km. Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (5 records).

The fishing

As a small stream, a tributary of Pend-d'Oreille River, Nun 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 ~4 m, narrow; median gradient ~9.67%, very steep; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.158 m³/s, very low flow).

Access & the rules

Access for Nun 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