Shields Creek is a tributary creek flowing into moberly creek. Recorded fish: Westslope cutthroat, bull trout, rainbow, dolly varden, kokanee, mtn whitefish.
Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you fish; this water is part of the Moberly Creek system.
The water
It flows into moberly creek within the Lower Arrow Lake watershed (Lower Arrow Lake → Columbia 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 10 km. westslope cutthroat trout, bull trout, rainbow trout, dolly varden, kokanee, mountain whitefish, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Moberly Creek, Shields 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.
Access & the rules
Access for Shields 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 Moberly Creek system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.