Bull Trout Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded bull trout in 138 British Columbia lakes, 5% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes: 138
Recorded since 2010: 24
Median size: 2.99 km²
Latest record: 2022

Where bull trout is most consistently recorded

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

#	Lake	Records	Last record	Area km²
1	Upper Arrow LakeCentral Kootenay	240	2017	510
2	Carpenter LakeSquamish-Lillooet	175	2020	46.6
3	Tŝilhqox BinyCariboo	119	2021	186
4	Kootenay LakeCentral Kootenay	69	2013	422
5	Duncan LakeCentral Kootenay	67	2011	72.8
6	Kinbasket LakeColumbia-Shuswap	45	2018	419
7	Seton LakeSquamish-Lillooet	39	2016	24.9
8	Williston LakePeace River	34	2018	1,720
9	Alouette LakeFraser Valley	20	2018	15.8
10	Stave LakeFraser Valley	16	2014	56.3
11	Premier LakeEast Kootenay	15	2001	2.02
12	François LakeBulkley-Nechako	14	2012	253
13	Tsuniah LakeCariboo	13	2021	10.2
14	Cultus LakeFraser Valley	13	2008	6.34
15	Anderson LakeSquamish-Lillooet	12	2014	29.3
16	Lake RevelstokeColumbia-Shuswap	11	2018	111
17	Dinosaur LakePeace River	11	2011	8.57
18	Quesnel LakeCariboo	7	2022	271
19	Hedrick LakeFraser-Fort George	7	1999	0.87
20	Tahltan LakeKitimat-Stikine	6	2012	4.88
21	Jack of Clubs LakeCariboo	5	2021	1.21
22	Thutade LakePeace River	4	2015	56.8
23	Tsedeitla LakeFraser-Fort George	3	1997	0.34
24	Johns LakeBulkley-Nechako	3	1997	0.95
25	Little Slocan LakesCentral Kootenay	2	2017	0.74
26	Okanagan LakeCentral Okanagan	2	2014	349
27	Green LakeSquamish-Lillooet	2	2011	1.99
28	Mabel LakeNorth Okanagan	2	2009	59.4
29	Chehalis LakeFraser Valley	2	2001	6.27
30	Whatshan LakeCentral Kootenay	2	2001	17.6
31	Bowron LakeCariboo	2	2000	10.2
32	Eaglet LakeFraser-Fort George	2	1999	8.3
33	Stony LakeCariboo	2	1999	8.7
34	Foley LakeFraser Valley	2	1995	0.1
35	Mud LakeThompson-Nicola	2	1994	4.3
36	North Barrière LakeThompson-Nicola	2	1994	4.99
37	Lower Elk LakeEast Kootenay	2	1993	0.24
38	Windermere LakeEast Kootenay	2	1993	16.2
39	Clearwater LakePeace River	2	1991	0.18
40	Dry LakeOkanagan-Similkameen	2	1967	0.24
41	Moose LakeFraser-Fort George	1	2020	14
42	Sitsa LakeKitimat-Stikine	1	2016	1.3
43	Cluculz LakeBulkley-Nechako	1	2003	19.8
44	Latremouille LakeThompson-Nicola	1	2003	0.79
45	Dragon LakeCariboo	1	2003	5.39
46	Cameron LakeNanaimo	1	2003	4.37
47	Birkenhead LakeSquamish-Lillooet	1	2001	4.05
48	McIntyre LakeCariboo	1	2001	0.16
49	Tuchodi LakesNorthern Rockies	1	2000	7.24
50	Lapie LakeNorthern Rockies	1	2000	0.22

Top 50 of 138 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.

Bull Trout Lakes in British Columbia

Where it is found

Where bull trout is most consistently recorded

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