Wilson Creek

Stillwater
10
Species listed
11.7 m
Median channel width
2.03%
Median gradient
17.3 m³/s
Mean annual flow estimate
Wilson Creek is a stocked stillwater in the Slocan River watershed. Surface area not recorded.

Species

Reported species; current abundance is unknown.
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

Wilson Creek sits in the Slocan River watershed, covering surface area not recorded.

Stocking

For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Wilson Creek is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 8 recorded releases totalling 691,500 fish (Kokanee, Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout), last stocked 1955-01-01.
Stocking appears to have wound down after 1955. 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

Wilson Creek fishes as a put-grow stillwater: work chironomids under an indicator over the shoals in spring, then leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs as the shallows warm. The stocking record below is the truest read on the size and cohort of fish you will find.

Conditions

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Navigability: not a casual float: whitewater or canyon evidence on this water; treat as wade unless a guide says otherwise (median channel width ~11.7 m, moderate width; median gradient ~2.03%, moderate; peak mean-annual discharge ~17.331 m³/s, moderate flow; canyon-confined sections with ~120 m walls (DEM)).

Access & the rules

Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Wilson Creek 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.
Page reviewed 2026-07-31