Kootenay Lake Rainbow Trout

Kootenay Lake is big and the most effective way to find and catch rainbow and bull trout is to troll for them from a boat.

Kootenay lake rainbow trout. Kootenay Wild runs sports fishing charters on the West Arm and Kootenay Lake trolling for Gerard Rainbow Trout and Bull Trout. And nowhere is this more evident than in Kootenay Lake where the Gerrard resides. Kootenay Lake has supported a regionally unique recreational fishery that generates 20000 to 40000 angler days per year estimated to be worth 15-10 million annually to the local economy.

Contributing to the size of the gerrard is the good nutrition it gains by eating kokanee. 2013-03-13 The Lardeau River systemwhich lies just northwest of Kootenay Lakeis the spawning and rearing ground for Gerrard rainbow trout which commonly grow to five times the weight of other rainbow trout and are the worlds largest. 2021-02-02 When they are biting the Kootenay Rainbows have been hitting on the 10 15 and 22 from Lux Flies as well as our favourite BrassFirestripe or BrassFirewing Crocs.

Gerrald Rainbows up to 35 lbs have been reeled in on the Kootenay Lake and Bull Trout up to 29 lbs while the average Bull Trout is 5-12lbs. They co-exist in a unique relationship with the lakes resident population of kokanee which are landlocked sockeye salmon. Starting in 2013 Kootenay Lake suffered a massive decline in kokanee.

Each contestant must have in their possession a valid fishing license for their respective jurisdiction. The Gerrard Rainbow Trout is native to the West Kootenay and is the largest rainbow trout in the world. For Kootenay Lake this includes the Conservation Surcharge Stamp to keep rainbow trout over 50 cm if you intend to keep your catch.

2020-05-28 The target of the program is to increase rainbow trout and bull trout harvest in the Main Body of Kootenay Lake from the 2015-2019 average harvest of 50 of fish that anglers land to 90 harvest and to increase fishing effort by 10. The Bull Trout have been fairly consistent on the GibbsDelta STS flasher or Lemon Lime flasher followed by the green pistachio or green oil slick hoochie. We fish with 2 planer boards on the surface and 2 down - riggers at depth.

In a handful of big lakes in British Columbia with reliable populations of kokanee piscivorous rainbow trout can provide outstanding trophy fishing. The sports fishery on Kootenay Lake was once renowned for its stock of large Gerrard rainbow trout and kokanee salmon said West Arm Outdoors Club President Gord Grunerud in a release. We conduct half day and full day charters using our 31 ft.