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Here is the most recent edition of StreamTalk, which features an article about Kootenay Lake Partnership and Friends of Kootenay Lake and the FIM project underway. StreamTalk is published collaboratively by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and stewardship, enhancement, education, and streamkeeper...

[caption id="attachment_1266" align="aligncenter" width="283"] (Dreissena polymorpha and Dresissena bugenis)[/caption] This Aquatic Invasive Species program framework is the result of a collaborative effort between many different partners. Funding was provided by Columbia Basin Trust and contract administration was through the Central Kootenay...

Kootenay Lake Sport Fishing Update May 2015 This bulletin provides an update on the status of fish populations in Kootenay Lake and responds to concerns about: kokanee population status and recent disease findings, low catch rates of Gerrard rainbow trout in the sport...

Kootenay Lake Fisheries Expert Team Report March 2015 Gerrard trout spawner abundance declined from a record high in 2012, with recent high catch rates for smaller fish, and declining catch for fish over 2 kg. These issues are concerning to fisheries...

Are you a kid or know a kid who likes to colour?  If so, feel free to print out a copy of our Kootenay Lake Facts Kids Colouring Book! KootenayLakeFacts_KidsColouringBook_Nov2015 ...