KootenayFreshwaterProvince of BC

MILFORD LAKE

A Kootenay water. No water-specific rule is published, so Kootenay's default freshwater regulations apply.

What you can fish for here

Drawn from the Province's fish records, stocking reports and this water's rule. Tap a species for its season, bait and how to target it.

Rainbow troutstockedKokaneestocked

Recent stocking

What the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC has released here, newest first.

2026Kokanee200 fish · Fry · NORBURY CRK strain
2026Rainbow Trout200 fish · Yearling · PENNASK strain
2025Kokanee200 fish · Fry · LUSSIER R strain
2025Rainbow Trout200 fish · Yearling · PENNASK strain

No water-specific exception is published for MILFORD LAKE, so it follows Kootenay's standard freshwater regulations (default quotas, gear and seasons).

Confirm the current defaults in the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis.

You need a licence before you fishLakes, rivers & streams (trout, char, kokanee): get a BC freshwater fishing licence (Province of BC).
Kootenay's standard regional regulations set the quotas, gear and seasons here. Rules can change in-season, check current Fishery Notices.

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Data scraped Aug 7, 2026 from the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis.