Peavine Creek

River
17.5 km
Mapped channels
8
Species listed
5.1 m
Median channel width
0.95%
Median gradient
0.45 m³/s
Mean annual flow estimate
Peavine Creek is a tributary creek flowing into moyie river. Recorded fish: Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.

Species

Historical records and regulatory mentions. They do not establish current abundance, a suitable angling target or permission to fish.
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 Moyie River system.

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, Cutthroat Trout, kokanee, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (87 records). The fish-passage model expects bull trout here too, since the reach is reachable with no barrier between, though there is no direct record yet. Named tributaries: prudhomme creek.

Stocking

For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Peavine Creek is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 46 recorded releases totalling 1,737,110 fish (Kokanee, Brook Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat/Rainbow cross, Cutthroat Trout), last stocked 1994-04-11.
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1994. Confirm whether it is still topped up or now fishes as a residual, wild population. The chart below shows the full release history.

The fishing

As a small stream, a tributary of Moyie River, Peavine 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.

Conditions

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Navigability: mixed, confirm access and flow before choosing drift vs wade (median channel width ~5.1 m, moderate width; median gradient ~0.95%, very gentle; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.445 m³/s, very low flow).

Access & the rules

Access for Peavine 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 Moyie River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.

Questions

Page reviewed 2026-07-31