The East Kootenays

(Excerpt from book “Seasons of a Fly Fisher” – Brian Smith 2013) 

If Lois and I were to pack up our possessions and move somewhere in British Columbia, the Cranbrook-Fernie area of the East Kootenays would get my vote. Blessed with great summer weather, magnificent Rocky Mountain scenery, endless clear freestone rivers, creeks and streams and some of the most pristine lakes in BC, the East Kootenays is a fly-fishing and outdoor paradise.