Pulley Creek

River
18.8 km
Mapped channels
2
Species listed
4 m
Median channel width
7.57%
Median gradient
0.45 m³/s
Mean annual flow estimate
Pulley Creek is a tributary creek flowing into columbia river. Recorded fish: Cutthroat Trout, 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 Columbia River system.

The water

It flows into columbia river within the Upper Arrow Lake watershed (Upper Arrow Lake → Columbia River). It runs stream order 5 (well down the network, toward river scale; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 18 km. Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (6 records).

The fishing

As a small stream, a tributary of Columbia River, Pulley 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 ~7.57%, steep; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.445 m³/s, very low flow).

Access & the rules

Access for Pulley 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 Columbia River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.
Page reviewed 2026-07-31