Upper Arrow Lake

Lake Kootenay Rockies Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Upper Arrow Lake is a lake located in the Kootenay Rockies area of British Columbia. This waterbody sits on British Columbia Crown land open to anglers holding a valid BC fishing licence. British Columbia's crown land lakes support a diverse range of species including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, kokanee, and northern pike.

Location

Fish Species

No species reported for this spot yet.

Ice fishing on Upper Arrow Lake

Upper Arrow Lake is in fishing Region 4 (Kootenay). BC has no separate ice fishing season, so the regular rules apply through the ice: the 2025-2027 synopsis lists rules of its own for this water, shown below, on top of the regional quotas.

Upper Arrow Lake (drawdown area) (drawdown area) · MU 4-31, 4-32

“The drawdown area”, that water known as either Upper Arrow Lake or Columbia River (depending on the reservoir’s level), located between Hwy 1 bridge in Revelstoke and the power line crossing at Akolkolex Narrows (approximately 1.5 km downstream of the Akolkolex River confluence): trout/char daily quota = 2 (no bull trout under 60 cm and only 1 bull trout over 60 cm); single barbless hook
EXEMPT from the regional kokanee "none from streams" daily quota (the combined daily quota for kokanee in Lower Arrow Lake, Upper
Arrow Lake and the drawdown area is the regional daily quota on page 34)
EXEMPT from the regional Nov 1-Mar 31 trout/char catch and release from streams
EXEMPT from the regional Apr 1-June 14 stream closure

Region 4 daily quotas

Trout/char: 5, but not more than 1 rainbow or cutthroat trout over 50 cm, 2 from streams and 1 bull trout (Dolly Varden) of any size.
Bass: 0 quota, closed to fishing (see tables for exceptions)
Burbot: 2
Crayfish: 25

All Region 4 quotas, closed and aerated lakes →

On the ice anywhere in BC

Ice fish with one line and one lure, artificial fly or other terminal attractor.
You are legally responsible for warning other people of your ice hole.
Remove your ice hut before ice breakup.

Nearest snow station: Park Mountain (1,890 m, 49 km away), 14 cm on November 2.

Source: BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027, matched to this water by name and management unit. Check in-season changes on the same page. No regulation makes ice safe: test it yourself. Ice fishing in BC guide.