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Columbia River Valley
Fishing
is the premier attraction at Premier
Lake Provincial Park, located at the north end of
Premier Ridge in the Hughes Range of the Rockies. Premier
Lake and three other, smaller lakes offer great angling
for trout - rainbow, eastern brook, and Gerrard rainbow
(Gerrard giants).
The Kootenay Fish Hatchery collects trout eggs
from these lakes, and the Fish and Wildlife Branch has
a fish trap here with an interpretive display. Take Hwy
95 for 28 miles (45 km) northeast from Kimberley; access
to the park is from Skookumchuk, along a 9-mile (15-km)
gravel road.
Abundant fish populations of Whiteswan and Alces Lakes,
both wholly in Whiteswan
Lake Provincial Park, led to the establishment of
this semi-wilderness park. Both lakes are managed for
high-yield fisheries. Rainbow trout have been stocked
in the lakes since 1961, with annual releases of about
30,000 fingerlings. Steps taken to make the fishery self-supporting
include improvements to the spawning channel, prohibiting
motorboats on Alces Lake, and restricting angling to fly-fishing
only.
Boat ramps are located at Whiteswan Lake beside the Packrat
Point and Home Basin Campgrounds. Car-top boats can be
launched at the Alces Lake Campground. To find the park,
head 12 miles (20 km) east of Hwy 93/95, south of Canal
Flats on a rough road.
Windermere Lake in Invermere has good trout fishing.
You'll find a boat launch at James
Chabot Provincial Park, 2 miles (3 km) west of Hwy
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