Lake Trout Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded lake trout in 240 British Columbia lakes, 9% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes: 240
Recorded since 2010: 11
Median size: 3.81 km²
Latest record: 2022

Where lake 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	Bridge LakeCariboo	187	2003	13.7
2	Sulphurous LakeCariboo	86	2001	3.85
3	Lac la HacheCariboo	43	2002	18.4
4	Quesnel LakeCariboo	41	2022	271
5	Williston LakePeace River	33	2018	1,720
6	Babine LakeBulkley-Nechako	33	2014	465
7	Purvis LakeBulkley-Nechako	33	2008	2.93
8	Echo LakeNorth Okanagan	29	1995	0.71
9	Big LakeCariboo	28	1994	1.16
10	Dinosaur LakePeace River	26	2011	8.57
11	Mabel LakeNorth Okanagan	23	1995	59.4
12	Kalamalka LakeNorth Okanagan	23	1995	25.6
13	Canim LakeCariboo	19	2003	56.1
14	Bennett LakeYukon	17	2019	96
15	Horse LakeCariboo	17	2003	12.2
16	Shuswap LakeColumbia-Shuswap	13	2012	306
17	Jack of Clubs LakeCariboo	12	2021	1.21
18	Stony LakeCariboo	11	1999	8.7
19	Cluculz LakeBulkley-Nechako	10	2004	19.8
20	Moberly LakePeace River	8	2016	29
21	Owen LakeBulkley-Nechako	8	1996	3.02
22	Tezzeron LakeBulkley-Nechako	7	2016	80.5
23	François LakeBulkley-Nechako	7	2001	253
24	Pinchi LakeBulkley-Nechako	6	2016	55.3
25	Aiken LakePeace River	6	2005	2.33
26	Horseranch LakeStikine	6	1997	3.4
27	Portage LakeFraser-Fort George	5	2009	0.51
28	Tuchodi LakesNorthern Rockies	5	2000	7.24
29	Ruth LakeStikine	5	1998	0.81
30	Morfee LakesFraser-Fort George	5	1978	2.93
31	Otter LakeNorth Okanagan	5	1977	0.62
32	Tutizzi LakePeace River	4	2005	5.5
33	Muncho LakeNorthern Rockies	4	1998	15.3
34	Simpson LakeStikine	4	1998	2.06
35	Sandpile LakesStikine	4	1997	1.13
36	Otter LakeOkanagan-Similkameen	4	1995	2.02
37	Summit LakeFraser-Fort George	4	1990	13.4
38	Moose LakeFraser-Fort George	3	2020	14
39	Tacheeda LakesFraser-Fort George	3	2005	3.76
40	Bednesti LakeFraser-Fort George	3	2003	2.69
41	Whitefish LakeBulkley-Nechako	3	2001	7.24
42	Lapie LakeNorthern Rockies	3	2000	0.22
43	Dixie LakeStikine	3	1998	1.87
44	Tomas LakeBulkley-Nechako	3	1996	0.58
45	Tatsamenie LakeStikine	3	1992	16.5
46	Club LakeKitimat-Stikine	3	1991	0.42
47	Tchesinkut LakeBulkley-Nechako	3	1989	35.7
48	Wood LakeCentral Okanagan	3	1987	9.1
49	Summit LakeNorthern Rockies	3	1987	0.29
50	Witney LakeFraser-Fort George	3	1985	0.58

Top 50 of 240 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.

Lake Trout Lakes in British Columbia

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Where lake trout is most consistently recorded

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