Cutthroat Trout Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded cutthroat trout in 656 British Columbia lakes, 25% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes: 656
Recorded since 2010: 58
Median size: 0.62 km²
Latest record: 2026

Where 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	122	2018	2.42
2	Quamichan LakeCowichan Valley	107	2025	2.88
3	Shawnigan LakeCowichan Valley	69	2020	5.45
4	Buttle LakeStrathcona	66	2021	67.7
5	Prospect LakeCapital	62	2026	0.68
6	St. Mary LakeCapital	61	2026	1.78
7	Elk LakeCapital	58	2007	2.23
8	Cusheon LakeCapital	56	2026	0.28
9	Hotel LakeSunshine Coast	53	2026	0.26
10	Hicks LakeFraser Valley	51	2010	1.27
11	Stave LakeFraser Valley	50	2014	56.3
12	Cultus LakeFraser Valley	50	2008	6.34
13	Wahleach LakeFraser Valley	49	2026	4.83
14	Gooseneck LakeStrathcona	49	2015	0.84
15	Quennell LakeNanaimo	47	1995	1.14
16	Wolf LakeComox Valley	45	2026	1.49
17	Horne LakeNanaimo	41	2017	8.14
18	Waugh LakeSunshine Coast	40	2021	0.71
19	Langford LakeCapital	39	2026	0.61
20	Dougan LakeCowichan Valley	39	2002	0.1
21	Klaklakama LakesMount Waddington	38	2011	2.54
22	Deer LakeFraser Valley	38	2010	0.53
23	Kemp LakeCapital	36	2008	0.24
24	McCombe LakeGreater Vancouver	35	1995	0.15
25	Michael LakeCowichan Valley	33	2008	0.39
26	Westwood LakeNanaimo	33	2003	0.64
27	Garden Bay LakeSunshine Coast	32	2005	0.6
28	Diver LakeNanaimo	32	2005	0.12
29	McKenzie LakeCapital	32	2004	0.15
30	Dunalter LakeBulkley-Nechako	31	2017	0.22
31	Round LakeBulkley-Nechako	31	2016	1.78
32	Somenos LakeCowichan Valley	31	2011	0.96
33	Matheson LakeCapital	31	2008	0.22
34	Holden LakeNanaimo	29	2009	0.35
35	Helen LakeBulkley-Nechako	28	2017	0.16
36	Boomerang LakeNanaimo	28	2008	0.12
37	Long LakeNanaimo	27	2013	0.39
38	Powell LakePowell River	26	2012	124
39	Morton LakeStrathcona	25	2008	0.23
40	Roberts LakeStrathcona	25	2007	1.66
41	Cameron LakeNanaimo	25	2007	4.37
42	Nanaimo LakesNanaimo	25	2006	2.14
43	Davis LakeFraser Valley	25	2001	0.32
44	Vallee LakeBulkley-Nechako	23	2006	0.1
45	McClure LakeCowichan Valley	22	2026	0.4
46	Alta LakeSquamish-Lillooet	22	2026	1.04
47	Brewster LakeStrathcona	22	2016	5
48	Gray LakeStrathcona	22	2016	0.59
49	Sheilds LakeCapital	22	2009	0.15
50	Mary LakeStrathcona	21	2008	0.13

Top 50 of 656 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.

Cutthroat Trout Lakes in British Columbia

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Where cutthroat trout is most consistently recorded

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