Pumpkinseed Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded pumpkinseed in 39 British Columbia lakes, 1% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes: 39
Recorded since 2010: 19
Median size: 0.68 km²
Latest record: 2023

Where it is found

Most of these lakes are in Nanaimo (7), Capital (5) and Cowichan Valley (5).

In these lakes the sport fish most often recorded alongside it are rainbow trout (87%), cutthroat trout (69%), smallmouth bass (46%) and coho salmon (33%).

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

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Where pumpkinseed is most consistently recorded

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

#	Lake	Records	Last record	Area km²
1	Quennell LakeNanaimo	17	2018	1.14
2	Windermere LakeEast Kootenay	13	2021	16.2
3	Brannen LakeNanaimo	10	2021	1.09
4	Okanagan LakeCentral Okanagan	8	2023	349
5	Kalamalka LakeNorth Okanagan	8	2018	25.6
6	Vaseux LakeOkanagan-Similkameen	8	2015	2.83
7	Diver LakeNanaimo	7	2020	0.12
8	Columbia LakeEast Kootenay	7	2016	24.1
9	Elk LakeCapital	7	2005	2.23
10	McKenzie LakeCapital	7	2002	0.15
11	Shawnigan LakeCowichan Valley	6	2022	5.45
12	Christina LakeKootenay Boundary	6	2019	25.6
13	Prospect LakeCapital	4	2012	0.68
14	Burnell LakeOkanagan-Similkameen	4	1986	0.14
15	Long LakeNanaimo	3	2019	0.39
16	Skaha LakeOkanagan-Similkameen	3	2015	19.5
17	Skimikin LakeColumbia-Shuswap	3	2010	0.1
18	Langford LakeCapital	3	1981	0.61
19	Green LakeNanaimo	2	2015	0.12
20	Erie LakeCentral Kootenay	2	2015	0.36
21	Catbird SloughGreater Vancouver	2	2013	0.28
22	Somenos LakeCowichan Valley	2	2005	0.96
23	Turtle LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	2	2004	0.15
24	Westwood LakeNanaimo	2	2003	0.64
25	Dougan LakeCowichan Valley	2	2002	0.1
26	Upper Arrow LakeCentral Kootenay	2	1982	510
27	Glen LakeCapital	2	1981	0.16
28	Kinbasket LakeColumbia-Shuswap	1	2016	419
29	Phillips LakeThompson-Nicola	1	2010	0.3
30	Hatzic LakeFraser Valley	1	2009	2.85
31	Silvermere LakeFraser Valley	1	2009	1.18
32	Quamichan LakeCowichan Valley	1	2002	2.88
33	Michael LakeCowichan Valley	1	1980	0.39
34	Mill LakeFraser Valley	1	1980	0.15
35	Holden LakeNanaimo	1	1979	0.35
36	Somers LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	1	1978	0.16
37	Kootenay LakeCentral Kootenay	1	1973	422
38	Great Central LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	1	1969	52.9
39	Horseshoe LakeThompson-Nicola	1	1958	0.19

Top 39 of 39 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.

Pumpkinseed Lakes in British Columbia

Where it is found

Where pumpkinseed is most consistently recorded

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