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Burbot Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded burbot in 203 British Columbia lakes, 8% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes
203
Recorded since 2010
22
Median size
4.58 km²
Latest record
2022

Where it is found

Most of these lakes are in Bulkley-Nechako (58), Cariboo (40) and Fraser-Fort George (27).

In these lakes the sport fish most often recorded alongside it are rainbow trout (79%), mountain whitefish (54%), lake trout (46%) and kokanee (37%).

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

Upper Arrow LakeKinbasket LakeQuesnel LakeBabine LakeColumbia LakeWilliston LakeKootenay LakeSugar LakeWindermere LakeMoberly LakeShuswap LakeSkaha LakeOkanagan LakeMoose LakeCluculz LakeTrout LakeBridge LakeTyhee LakeMabel LakeStuart LakeLake RevelstokeSlocan LakeCanim LakeCharlie LakeDease LakeWasa Lake
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Where burbot is most consistently recorded

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

#LakeRecordsLast recordMax depth mArea km²
1Upper Arrow LakeCentral Kootenay6022019510
2Saxton LakeFraser-Fort George25620106.82
3Kinbasket LakeColumbia-Shuswap2422017419
4Duncan LakeCentral Kootenay197201172.8
5Quesnel LakeCariboo442022271
6Babine LakeBulkley-Nechako192014465
7Columbia LakeEast Kootenay13201624.1
8Williston LakePeace River1120171,720
9St. Mary LakeEast Kootenay1020163.44
10Maxhamish LakeNorthern Rockies9199947.9
11Kootenay LakeCentral Kootenay81994422
12Mara LakeColumbia-Shuswap7200717.6
13Sugar LakeNorth Okanagan7199521.7
14Windermere LakeEast Kootenay6202116.2
15Carp LakeFraser-Fort George6201356.1
16François LakeBulkley-Nechako62010253
17Moberly LakePeace River5201129
18Birch LakeThompson-Nicola520072.35
19Shuswap LakeColumbia-Shuswap52007306
20Tezzeron LakeBulkley-Nechako4201680.5
21Nechako ReservoirBulkley-Nechako42011839
22Skaha LakeOkanagan-Similkameen4199519.5
23Greenbush LakeNorth Okanagan419951.58
24Eutsuk LakeBulkley-Nechako41982250
25Jack of Clubs LakeCariboo320201.21
26Pinchi LakeBulkley-Nechako3201655.3
27Okanagan LakeCentral Okanagan32016349
28Tabor LakeFraser-Fort George320083.79
29Tuchodi LakesNorthern Rockies320007.24
30Succour LakePeace River319990.39
31Sandpile LakesStikine319971.13
32East Barrière LakeThompson-Nicola3199410.2
33Eaglet LakeFraser-Fort George319928.3
34Sustut LakeStikine319862.58
35Witney LakeFraser-Fort George319850.58
36Redfish LakeBulkley-Nechako319821.97
37Mink LakeBulkley-Nechako319821.45
38Lac des RochesCariboo319776.62
39Gwillim LakePeace River3197610.9
40Moose LakeFraser-Fort George2202014
41Summit LakeFraser-Fort George2200813.4
42McBride LakeBulkley-Nechako220077.82
43Lorne LakeOkanagan-Similkameen220050.39
44Cluculz LakeBulkley-Nechako2200419.8
45Mamit LakeThompson-Nicola219982.03
46Dixie LakeStikine219981.87
47Indian LakeStikine219985.92
48Dan Miner LakeBulkley-Nechako219961.37
49Tsayta LakeBulkley-Nechako2199519.7
50Lillian LakeEast Kootenay219940.27

Top 50 of 203 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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