Ta Ta Creek

River
9.68 km
Mapped channels
2
Species recorded
Ta Ta Creek is a tributary creek flowing into kootenay river. Recorded fish: Brook Trout, Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions

At a glance

Fact
Details
Type
Tributary Creek
Watershed
St. Mary River
Size
stream order 3, ~9 km
Fish
Brook Trout, Dolly Varden and Rainbow Trout
Stocked
put-and-take
Water
Wade Water

Inferred species — not confirmed on this water

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 Kootenay River system.

Measurements

Measurement
Reported value
Median channel width
3 m
Median channel gradient
1.34 %
Mean annual discharge estimate
0.032 m³/s

The water

It flows into kootenay river within the St. Mary River watershed (St. Mary River → Kootenay 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 9 km. brook trout, Dolly Varden, rainbow trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (77 records). The fish-passage model expects bull trout here too, since the reach is reachable with no barrier between, though there is no direct record yet.

Stocking

For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Ta Ta Creek is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 2 recorded releases totalling 9,800 fish (Brook Trout, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout), last stocked 1960-01-01.
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1960. Confirm whether it is still topped up or now fishes as a residual, wild population. The chart below shows the full release history.

The fishing

As a small stream, a tributary of Kootenay River, Ta Ta 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. The stocking record below is the truest read on what you will catch.
Fact
Details
Tributary Creek
St. Mary River watershed
Stream order 3
~9 km
Brook Trout and Dolly Varden
77 records
Stocked
put-and-take

Conditions

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Navigability: wade water: narrow channel, fish on foot (median channel width ~3 m, narrow; median gradient ~1.34%, gentle; peak mean-annual discharge ~0.032 m³/s, very low flow).

Access & the rules

Access for Ta Ta 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 Kootenay River system.. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.

Questions

Page reviewed 2026-07-31