Verdant Creek

River
16.4 km
Mapped channels
Verdant Creek is a tributary creek flowing into simpson river. Recorded fish: Brook Trout, Bull Trout, Dolly Varden, 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
Kootenay River
Size
stream order 4, ~16 km
Fish
Brook Trout, Bull Trout and Dolly Varden

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 Simpson River system.

The water

It flows into simpson river within the Kootenay River watershed (Kootenay River → 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 16 km. brook trout, bull trout, Dolly Varden, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data.

The fishing

As a small stream, a tributary of Simpson River, Verdant 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
Kootenay River watershed
Stream order 4
~16 km
Brook Trout and Bull Trout
recorded

Access & the rules

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