Largemouth bass are popular in the Kootenays and Okanagan. They willingly take baits and lures, but fly fishers do amazingly well during the summer by fishing weedless, floating patterns right in the dense weed beds. Duck Lake is especially good. Walleye are native to the Peace region, but have since appeared in the south Kootenay via the Columbia River from stocks originally introduced in Washington. These fish prefer deep, dark pools and are best tempted with fresh baits or deep-diving lures.
Carp attract aficionados from as far away as England and New Zealand.
Most use bait to tempt them, but there is a growing fly fishery for carp. Northern BC offers Arctic grayling fishing that is unmatched anywhere for the abundance and size of fish, especially in remote locations that receive light fishing pressure. When large schools are encountered, they provide non-stop action for anglers casting ultralight spinning lures or flies. Most anglers prefer casting or trolling with large spoons, but these toothy creatures also take long, slinky fly patterns. Large fish are noted for their hard, wrist-jolting strikes, and when hooked they put up a savage, determined fight.