Perry Lode Creek

River
1.44 km
Mapped channels
Perry Lode Creek is a short, no-sportfish tributary in the upper Gainer Creek drainage near Trout Lake. Provincial fish-inventory data records zero direct observations here, and the regional index marks it no-sportfish, so it is not an angling destination. Its main interest is orientation within the wider Lardeau Creek system.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions

At a glance

Fact
Details
Type
Non-sport tributary
Drainage
Into Gainer Creek, then Lardeau Creek
Size
Stream order 3 · ~1 km
Fish
No sportfish records
Water
Steep, narrow headwater creek

Region 4 Regulations — guide reviewed 2026-07-08

No individual Perry Lode Creek entry appears in the Region 4 table. On paper it would fall under the broader Trout Lake tributary rule (bull trout catch-and-release where present), but the regional index marks the creek no-sportfish outright. Confirm the current synopsis if fishing nearby.

Measurements

Measurement
Reported value
Median channel width
1.8 m
Median channel gradient
45.41 %
Mean annual discharge estimate
0.066 m³/s

The water

Perry Lode Creek carries an official name in the Kootenay Land District, recorded by NRCan Geographical Names (key JAMLZ, map sheet 082K11) at 50.719722, -117.290833. It sits in the upper Gainer Creek drainage, which in turn feeds Lardeau Creek toward Trout Lake. It runs stream order 3 (low on the network, on a scale that runs from 1 for a headwater trickle up to 6 or more for a full river) and stretches roughly 1 km. bcfishpass channel-geometry data puts the median width at ~1.8 m (narrow) and the median gradient at ~45.41% (very steep), with peak mean-annual discharge of only ~0.066 m³/s (very low flow), a small, cascading headwater creek rather than anything an angler would wade with intent. It carries zero direct fish observations in the provincial index, consistent with its no-sportfish designation.

The fishing

With no confirmed sportfish, no guide coverage and no individual regulation entry, there is nothing here to recommend as a destination. The steep gradient and tiny discharge also argue against fish passage from any connected lower reach. Perry Lode Creek is best treated as map orientation and habitat context within the upper Gainer drainage rather than a place to plan a day around.
Fact
Details
Non-sport tributary
Into Gainer Creek
Stream order 3
~1 km
No sportfish
Zero inventory records
Very steep
~45% gradient, ~1.8 m wide

Scout water, not a destination

Perry Lode Creek has no confirmed catch on record and no individual Region 4 exception. Treat it as habitat context within the Gainer Creek drainage, and confirm passage, gradient and lower-reach access before carrying a rod anywhere nearby.

Conditions & stocking

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Navigability: wade and technical only, a short, very steep headwater creek (median width ~1.8 m, narrow; median gradient ~45.41%, very steep; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.066 m³/s, very low flow), consistent with its 1 km mapped extent and its no-sportfish designation.
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Stocking: no stocking record. There is no put-and-take or conservation program on this water.

Access and the rules

There is no fishery to organize access around here. No named trailhead, parking area or confirmed public access point exists for Perry Lode Creek. Anyone scouting the Gainer Creek drainage toward Lardeau Creek and Trout Lake should note the broader Region 4 tributary rules apply on paper to any bull trout encountered nearby, even though Perry Lode Creek itself carries no confirmed population.

Before you fish

No individual regulation entry exists for Perry Lode Creek. On paper it would sit under the Region 4 Trout Lake tributary rule, bull trout catch-and-release where present, but the regional index marks the creek no-sportfish and holds no confirmed population. Confirm the current Region 4 synopsis before fishing the Gainer or Lardeau drainage nearby.
Page reviewed 2026-07-08