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Brook Trout Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded brook trout in 244 British Columbia lakes, 9% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes
244
Recorded since 2010
62
Median size
0.3 km²
Latest record
2026

Where it is found

Most of these lakes are in Thompson-Nicola (52), East Kootenay (45) and Cariboo (25).

In these lakes the sport fish most often recorded alongside it are rainbow trout (87%), kokanee (22%), cutthroat trout (16%) and westslope cutthroat trout (12%).

Seasons, limits and sanctuaries vary by zone: check the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations before you fish.

Gardom LakePremier LakeBaynes LakeNess LakeMissezula LakeWindermere LakeTie LakeStump LakeWasa LakeUpper Arrow LakeKootenay LakeOkanagan LakeShawnigan LakeSlocan LakeMoyie LakeWhonnock LakeLakelse LakeKinbasket LakeWhiteswan LakeHorne LakeStave LakePitt Lake
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Where brook trout is most consistently recorded

Ranked by the number of observation records, then by the most recent record.

#LakeRecordsLast recordMax depth mArea km²
1Headwater LakesOkanagan-Similkameen34320260.58
2Yellow LakeOkanagan-Similkameen11820180.32
3Edith LakeEast Kootenay11219950.13
4Gardom LakeColumbia-Shuswap10720040.77
5Sheridan LakeCariboo104200316.5
6Cobb LakeBulkley-Nechako10220262.22
7Raven LakeCariboo9420260.87
8Dugan LakeCariboo8620260.95
9Garnet LakeOkanagan-Similkameen8320180.33
10Premier LakeEast Kootenay8320142.02
11Beaverdam LakeThompson-Nicola8120261.56
12McGlashan LakeThompson-Nicola7320260.19
13Vivian LakeFraser-Fort George7220260.47
14Red LakeThompson-Nicola7120261.1
15Skulow LakeCariboo6420260.37
16Becker LakeNorth Okanagan6020260.11
17Co-op LakeBulkley-Nechako6020260.32
18Horseshoe LakeThompson-Nicola5920260.19
19Wapiti LakeEast Kootenay5920260.15
20Milburn LakeCariboo5820260.17
21Leighwood LakeThompson-Nicola5820260.24
22Susan LakeColumbia-Shuswap5820260.45
23Idabel LakeKootenay Boundary5720260.42
24Edith LakeThompson-Nicola5720260.25
25Edna LakeThompson-Nicola5520260.1
26Bog LakeThompson-Nicola5420260.19
27Gantahaz LakeFraser-Fort George5320260.45
28Marquart LakeThompson-Nicola5220260.21
29Fish LakeCentral Okanagan5120260.13
30Darke LakeOkanagan-Similkameen5120180.22
31Pearson PondSquamish-Lillooet4920260.13
32Heart LakePeace River4820260.14
33Summit LakeColumbia-Shuswap4820260.12
34Jewel LakeKootenay Boundary4720160.77
35One Island LakePeace River4620262.09
36Call LakeBulkley-Nechako4520260.1
37Klinger LakeBulkley-Nechako4520260.48
38Chicken Ranch LakeThompson-Nicola4520250.12
39Echo LakeBulkley-Nechako4420260.33
40Ta Ta LakeEast Kootenay4420260.18
41Erie LakeCentral Kootenay4420150.36
426 Mile LakeThompson-Nicola4320260.11
43Ross LakeKitimat-Stikine4320260.33
44Verdant LakeFraser-Fort George4220260.28
45Boot LakePeace River4220260.24
46Crystal LakeFraser-Fort George4020260.39
47Snag LakeCariboo3920261.01
48Tsotin LakeThompson-Nicola3720260.36
49Baynes LakeEast Kootenay3719980.24
50Ness LakeFraser-Fort George3620133.48

Top 50 of 244 lakes. Download the full list (CSV). Source: British Columbia’s Fisheries Information Summary System observations (OGL-BC). Data as of October 9, 2026. A record means a survey caught or observed the species, not that it is abundant today.

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