Rock Isle Lake

Stillwater
1
Species listed
12.5 m
Reported max depth
Rock Isle Lake is a stillwater in the Kootenay River watershed, E. of Eohippus Creek and Lake. Surface area not recorded.

Species

Reported species; current abundance is unknown.
Dolly Varden
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), including any bait, motor or ice-fishing limits for this lake, before you fish.

The water

Rock Isle Lake lies E. of Eohippus Creek and Lake; in the Kootenay River watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 12.5 m, which sets the depth you fish.

The fishing

Rock Isle Lake fishes on classic stillwater lines: chironomids over the shoals, leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs, and depth or troll work to the shoal-and-drop-off structure. Match the season and confirm against a local report.

Conditions

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Depth: max 12.5 m, Secchi 8.4 m (BC lake survey 1988-08-23).

Access & the rules

Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Rock Isle Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.

Before you fish

Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.

Questions

Page reviewed 2026-07-31