Arlington Lakes: A series of three
small lakes. Small rainbow trout. Recreation site
- car top boat launch – camping - best fished
in the spring or fall.
Buck Lake: Difficult access to
this 25 ha lake. Recreation site - camping - car
top boat launch. Rainbow trout.
Clark Lake: A small hike-in lake
south of Joan Lake – small recreation sites
– best fished in the summer months for rainbow
trout.
Collier Lakes: Access is from Sago
Creek Recreation site. Both lakes offer a recreation
site with camping. Good fishing for rainbow or cutthroat
trout.
Conkle Lake: Accessible by a rough
2 WD road from either Highway #3 or Highway #33.
Good Rainbow fishing, up to 2 kg. Provincial Park
for camping. Electric motor only restriction.
Copperkettle Lake: 3km hike in
from the Christian Valley Road - rainbow trout -
a rough campground.
Cup Lake: Rainbow trout - a car
top boat launch - campground. No motors allowed
on the lake.
Joan Lake: Accessed by a short
hike - recreation site – rainbow trout.
Hoodoo Lake: Accessible on the
Taurus Lake Forest Service Road with 2 WD. Camping
-car top launch – best fished spring or fall.
Lassie Lake: A large treed recreation
site -car top boat launch – camping -1 kg
rainbow.
Maloney Lake: A 2 km trail leads
from Cup Lake - rainbow trout.
Matthews Lake: Quiet camping -
recreation site at the base of Mt. Davis -small
rainbow trout.
Nevertouch Lake: Easily accessible
by 2 WD - recreation site - boat launch - picnicking.
Pete Lake: Reasonably good fishing - nice recreation
site at the south end of the lake.
Sandrift Lakes: Three small lakes
- small rainbow trout fishing. Accessible
on the State Lake Forest Service road a rough 2WD
drive road - camping area. Best fishing in spring
or fall.
State Lake: Fly fishing only -
best fishing in early summer or fall. Hike-in
lake ideal for the fly fisher – camping.
Taurus Lake: A car top boat launch,
campground and picnic site - good fishing for up
to 1 kg rainbow trout.
Thone Lake: Very good fly fishing
for rainbow during the summer months. A recreation
site - good access off Christian Valley road.
Saunier Lake: Offers a recreation
site, with a car top boat launch and campground.
Best Fishing in spring and fall.
Solco Lake: Good trout fishing
in summer months. 2WD access is available
on the Solco Forest Service Road.
Williamson Lake: 4WD road off Christian
Valley Road. Rainbows that can reach 2 kg.
- recreation site - car top boat launch - campground.
Greenwood Area
Jewel Lake: Jewel Lake home of
therecord size rainbow trout 23 kg (52 lbs).
Good for rainbow and brook trout, up to 3 kg. Full
facilities – large private resort and campground
Jewel Lake Provincial Park. Access is on a
paved road.
Providence Lake: Created by a dam
- a recreation site - car top boat launch - good
fly fishing for trout.
Grand
Forks Area
Wilgress Lake: Located on Highway #3, between Grand
Forks and Greenwood - rainbow trout - rest area,
picnic tables and a boat launch.
Xenia Lake: Accessible from the
Miller Creek Forest Service Road, by 4 WD vehicles
- good fly-fishing for rainbow trout up to 1 kg
- recreation sites are available along its route
Christina
Lake Area
Christina Lake: Good fishing -
bass, kokanee or trout. There are several campgrounds
and motels that will accommodate visitors. Including
the Gladstone Provincial Park/Texas Point campground.
Boat rentals.
Larger
Provincial Campgrounds
The campgrounds consist of Granby Park and
the Gladstone Wilderness Area.
Fourteen recreation sites around Granby Park area
include:
Granby-Burrell, Gable Creek, Eight Mile Flats, Howe
Creek, Traverse Creek, Bluejoint Creek, St. Anne’s
Meadow, State Creek, Damfino Creek, Sandy Bend,
Kettle River Crossing, Mohr Creek, Winifred Creek
Falls and Bruer Creek sites.
Nine
sites around the Gladstone Park area include:
Texas Point, Deer Point, Starchuk Beach, Axel Johnson,
Treadmill Creek, Parson Creek, Ole Johnson, Troy
Creek and Xenia Lake sites.
Major
trails in the Granby area include the Granby
River, Franklin Creek-Johnston Creek, and Goatskin
Creek trails. Trails in the Gladstone area include
the Deer Point-Sandner Creek, Xenia Lake-Christina
Lake, and Lynch Creek-Mt. Faith trails
To
find out more information about fishing the streams,
creeks and rivers please refer to the BC Fishing
Guide for the area or the Boundary Fishing Guide
available at the Grand Forks Visitor Info Centre
or check out the books below.
Refer
to these books for details: Mussio Venture and Trails
BC Presents Trans Canada Trail The British Columbia
Route Mussio Ventures Presents Backroad Map Book
Kamloops/ Okanagan. Ph: 1-866-442-2833
Contact
the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Grand Forks
for more info: gfchambe@sunshinecable.com 1 866
442 2833
Websites to visit:
www.grandforkschamber.com
- www.city.grandforks.bc.ca
- www.boundarycf.com
- www.boundary.bc.ca