Schofield Creek

River
1.52 km
Mapped channels
Schofield Creek is a tributary creek flowing into columbia river. Recorded fish: White Sturgeon.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions

At a glance

Fact
Details
Type
Tributary Creek
Watershed
Lower Arrow Lake
Size
stream order 3, ~2 km
Fish
White Sturgeon
Water
Wade Water

Inferred species — not confirmed on this water

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Brown Trout
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Cutthroat Trout
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Lake Trout
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Lake Whitefish
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Smallmouth Bass

Species

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.

Measurements

Measurement
Reported value
Median channel width
2.3 m
Median channel gradient
5.83 %
Mean annual discharge estimate
1.136 m³/s

The water

It flows into columbia 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 2 km. white sturgeon, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (10 records). The fish-passage model expects brook trout, Brown Trout, bull trout, burbot, Cutthroat Trout, kokanee, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, mountain whitefish, northern pike, rainbow trout, Smallmouth Bass, walleye, yellow perch here too, since the reach is reachable with no barrier between, though there is no direct record yet.

The fishing

As a small stream, a tributary of Columbia River, Schofield 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.
Fact
Details
Tributary Creek
Lower Arrow Lake watershed
Stream order 3
~2 km
White Sturgeon
10 records
Wade Water

Conditions

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Navigability: wade water: narrow channel, fish on foot (median channel width ~2.3 m, narrow; median gradient ~5.83%, steep; peak mean-annual discharge ~1.136 m³/s, low flow).

Access & the rules

Access for Schofield 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