Coastal Cutthroat Trout Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded coastal cutthroat trout in 59 British Columbia lakes, 2% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes: 59
Recorded since 2010: 29
Median size: 0.92 km²
Latest record: 2022

Where it is found

Most of these lakes are in Strathcona (14), Powell River (9) and Nanaimo (6).

In these lakes the sport fish most often recorded alongside it are cutthroat trout (95%), rainbow trout (71%), Dolly Varden (49%) and kokanee (46%).

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

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Where coastal cutthroat 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	Capilano LakeGreater Vancouver	259	2013	2.42
2	Klaklakama LakesMount Waddington	91	2019	2.54
3	Diver LakeNanaimo	8	2020	0.12
4	John Hart LakeStrathcona	8	2013	3.25
5	Victoria LakeMount Waddington	6	2009	15.8
6	Nascall LakeCentral Coast	5	2021	4.99
7	Farewell LakeStrathcona	5	2020	0.21
8	Alouette LakeFraser Valley	5	2017	15.8
9	Blackwater LakeStrathcona	4	2020	0.37
10	Stewart LakeStrathcona	4	2020	0.45
11	Brannen LakeNanaimo	4	2017	1.09
12	Shawatlan LakeSkeena-Queen Charlotte	4	2016	1.55
13	Uchuck LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	3	2022	1.15
14	Kunlin LakeStrathcona	3	2021	0.55
15	Tlowils LakeStrathcona	3	2020	0.32
16	Quennell LakeNanaimo	3	2018	1.14
17	Cedar LakeStrathcona	3	2015	0.34
18	Powell LakePowell River	3	2009	124
19	McCoy LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	3	1999	0.29
20	Donner LakeStrathcona	2	2021	3.91
21	Twaddle LakeStrathcona	2	2020	0.33
22	Buttle LakeStrathcona	2	2019	67.7
23	Clowhom LakeSunshine Coast	2	2018	7.44
24	Coquitlam LakeGreater Vancouver	2	2010	12
25	Horseshoe LakePowell River	2	1994	4.04
26	Upper Arrow LakeCentral Kootenay	2	1982	510
27	Burnaby LakeGreater Vancouver	1	2022	0.29
28	Priest LakePowell River	1	2021	0.44
29	Mill LakeFraser Valley	1	2021	0.15
30	Long LakeNanaimo	1	2019	0.39
31	Green LakeNanaimo	1	2015	0.12
32	Mud LakeStrathcona	1	2015	0.37
33	Westwood LakeNanaimo	1	2012	0.64
34	Babine LakeBulkley-Nechako	1	2011	465
35	Mosquito LakeSkeena-Queen Charlotte	1	2006	6.06
36	Piper LakeCentral Coast	1	2001	0.92
37	Little Lillooet LakeFraser Valley	1	1995	3.59
38	McCombe LakeGreater Vancouver	1	1995	0.15
39	Lake ErrockFraser Valley	1	1995	0.21
40	Lewis LakePowell River	1	1994	0.91
41	Khartoum LakePowell River	1	1994	4.81
42	Dodd LakePowell River	1	1994	7.2
43	Windsor LakePowell River	1	1994	0.95
44	Freda LakePowell River	1	1994	0.6
45	Cecilia LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	1	1992	0.46
46	Rooney LakeMount Waddington	1	1980	0.15
47	Keta LakeStrathcona	1	1980	0.27
48	Brink LakeMount Waddington	1	1980	0.37
49	Killarney LakeGreater Vancouver	1	1979	0.21
50	Deeks LakeSquamish-Lillooet	1	1979	0.29

Top 50 of 59 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.

Coastal Cutthroat Trout Lakes in British Columbia

Where it is found

Where coastal cutthroat trout is most consistently recorded

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