Lake · East Kootenay, British Columbia
Jim Smith Lake
Jim Smith Lake (East Kootenay, British Columbia) is a lake of 24 ha (59 acres). Cited sources list 2 fish species here: Rainbow trout and Sockeye salmon. 23 stockings are on record, the latest in 2026.
At a glance
- Area
- 24 ha (59 acres)
- Mean depth (estimated)
- ≈ 5.0 m (16 ft)
Mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016)
Who lives here
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (gofishbc.com). Water locations: contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia (Freshwater Atlas)
- Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerkaStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (gofishbc.com). Water locations: contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia (Freshwater Atlas)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 2,000 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Kokanee | Fry | 2,100 |
| May 27, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 500 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Kokanee | Fry | 2,100 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 1,500 |
| May 15, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 2,000 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Kokanee | Fry | 2,100 |
| May 16, 2023 | Kokanee | Fry | 2,100 |
| May 11, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 500 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 1,500 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 500 |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Kokanee | Fry | 2,100 |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 2,000 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Kokanee | Fry | 2,100 |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 2,000 |
| Apr 28, 2020 | Kokanee | Fry | 2,100 |
| Apr 28, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 2,000 |
| Apr 25, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 2,000 |
| May 3, 2018 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable 2yo | 2,009 |
| May 1, 2018 | Kokanee | Fry | 2,100 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 23.
Getting on the water
No public access site is listed for this water yet.
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
What's biting
This water is too small for community summaries: on a small water a summary could point to someone's spot.
Questions
What fish are in Jim Smith Lake?
Cited sources list Rainbow trout and Sockeye salmon. A fish that isn't listed may still be there.
Is Jim Smith Lake stocked?
23 stockings are on record, the latest in 2026 (Rainbow Trout and Kokanee), as the agency publishes them.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- Natural Resources Canada, CanVec Hydro Features (1:50,000). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.; Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB); Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Boundary Files (census divisions and subdivisions, provinces). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0
- Lake mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, Nature Communications 7:13603), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
- Fish stocking: Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (gofishbc.com). Water locations: contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia (Freshwater Atlas) · Used with permission of the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (written reply to data@huntgrid.net, 2026-10-29: "Yes, you can use the fish stocking report data … Please attribute the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC as the source of the information."). Water names and points: Province of British Columbia, Freshwater Atlas, Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above; the map under it is OpenStreetMap's, credited on the map. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.