Coho Salmon Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded coho salmon in 286 British Columbia lakes, 11% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes: 286
Recorded since 2010: 19
Median size: 1.25 km²
Latest record: 2023

Where coho salmon 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	353	2018	2.42
2	Cultus LakeFraser Valley	18	2008	6.34
3	Prudhomme LakeSkeena-Queen Charlotte	15	2007	2.04
4	Shuswap LakeColumbia-Shuswap	10	2004	306
5	Club LakeKitimat-Stikine	7	1991	0.42
6	Tŝilhqox BinyCariboo	6	2023	186
7	Great Central LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	6	2018	52.9
8	Shawatlan LakeSkeena-Queen Charlotte	6	2016	1.55
9	Harrison LakeFraser Valley	5	2021	222
10	Shawnigan LakeCowichan Valley	5	2020	5.45
11	Kawkawa LakeFraser Valley	5	1997	0.78
12	Stephens LakeKitimat-Stikine	5	1995	2.02
13	Kitwancool LakeKitimat-Stikine	5	1991	7.78
14	Whonnock LakeGreater Vancouver	4	2008	0.51
15	Chehalis LakeFraser Valley	4	2001	6.27
16	Kennedy LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	4	1999	65.3
17	Mara LakeColumbia-Shuswap	4	1997	17.6
18	Alastair LakeKitimat-Stikine	4	1997	7.14
19	Draney LakesCentral Coast	4	1996	0.3
20	Harelda LakesSkeena-Queen Charlotte	4	1995	0.1
21	Sakinaw LakeSunshine Coast	4	1995	6.84
22	Pitt LakeGreater Vancouver	4	1991	53.2
23	Brannen LakeNanaimo	3	2017	1.09
24	Lakelse LakeKitimat-Stikine	3	2017	13.7
25	Middle Quinsam LakeStrathcona	3	2015	0.76
26	Klaklakama LakesMount Waddington	3	2015	2.54
27	John Hart LakeStrathcona	3	2010	3.25
28	Maynard LakeMount Waddington	3	2006	1.29
29	Somenos LakeCowichan Valley	3	2005	0.96
30	Clayoquot LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	3	1999	0.48
31	McCoy LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	3	1999	0.29
32	Frances LakeFraser Valley	3	1998	0.29
33	Laura LakeMount Waddington	3	1998	0.36
34	Eena LakeStrathcona	3	1998	0.14
35	Hannah LakeFraser Valley	3	1997	0.7
36	Footsore LakeKitimat-Stikine	3	1997	0.56
37	Phillips LakeStrathcona	3	1997	2.94
38	Park LakeStrathcona	3	1996	0.13
39	Devereux LakeMount Waddington	3	1996	1.31
40	Chilliwack LakeFraser Valley	3	1995	11.8
41	Mathers LakeSkeena-Queen Charlotte	3	1994	1.78
42	Fred Wright LakeKitimat-Stikine	3	1994	3.92
43	Eden LakeSkeena-Queen Charlotte	3	1994	5.9
44	Marian LakeSkeena-Queen Charlotte	3	1994	1.72
45	Keogh LakeMount Waddington	3	1992	0.81
46	Mayer LakeSkeena-Queen Charlotte	3	1992	5.02
47	Power LakeStrathcona	3	1992	0.64
48	Toquaht LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	3	1990	1.16
49	Sapolio LakeStikine	3	1986	0.18
50	Kitsumkalum LakeKitimat-Stikine	3	1983	19

Top 50 of 286 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.

Coho Salmon Lakes in British Columbia

Where it is found

Where coho salmon is most consistently recorded

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