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Rainbow Trout Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded rainbow trout in 2,080 British Columbia lakes, 78% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes
2,080
Recorded since 2010
585
Median size
0.51 km²
Latest record
2026

Where it is found

Most of these lakes are in Cariboo (393), Thompson-Nicola (348) and Bulkley-Nechako (276).

In these lakes the sport fish most often recorded alongside it are cutthroat trout (17%), kokanee (17%), Dolly Varden (16%) and mountain whitefish (15%).

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

Premier LakeWhite LakeWhiteswan LakeAlleyne LakeSugar LakeShawnigan LakeStump LakeRolley LakeMissezula LakeKootenay LakeBridge LakeMcLeese LakeUpper Arrow LakeWestwood LakeMabel LakeCluculz LakeMonte LakeSulphurous LakeWhonnock LakeDeka LakeAllison LakeGardom LakeTyhee LakeNess LakeOkanagan LakeBig Bar LakeWindermere LakeBrannen LakeNimpo LakeCultus LakeCameron LakeLake ErrockSlocan LakeKawkawa LakeMoyie LakeShuswap LakeKalamalka LakeGun LakeSkaha LakeSkimikin LakeBaynes LakeCanim LakeStony LakeWhatshan LakeHayward LakeTie LakeQuesnel LakeWilliston LakeAlta LakeGreat Central LakeKinbasket LakeSproat LakeWahleach LakeHorne LakeStave LakeTrout LakeAdams LakeHatzic LakeLake RevelstokeBirkenhead LakeVaseux LakeBabine LakeChehalis LakeBowron LakeHarrison LakeChilliwack LakeMoose LakeCharlie LakeMeziadin LakePitt LakeMahood LakeLillooet LakeMuncho LakeWasa LakeLakelse LakeMuchalat LakeMcLeod LakeNahmint LakeVillage Bay LakeWoss LakeMohun LakeTakla LakeStuart Lake
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Where rainbow trout is most consistently recorded

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

#LakeRecordsLast recordMax depth mArea km²
1Sheridan LakeCariboo2,564202616.5
2Premier LakeEast Kootenay1,98520262.02
3Pinaus LakeNorth Okanagan1,52520261.62
4White LakeColumbia-Shuswap96120265.6
5Whiteswan LakeEast Kootenay92620184.08
6Sullivan LakeThompson-Nicola65620261.03
7Swalwell LakeCentral Okanagan62820262.99
8Postill LakeCentral Okanagan60020150.9
9Kentucky LakeThompson-Nicola57720260.37
10Roche LakeThompson-Nicola55420261.62
11Pass LakeThompson-Nicola53320260.34
12Echo LakeNorth Okanagan46920260.71
13Spruce LakeSquamish-Lillooet46519970.44
14BendzinyCariboo439200117.1
15Alleyne LakeThompson-Nicola43820260.45
16Chain LakeOkanagan-Similkameen43320150.44
17Mill LakeFraser Valley41420260.15
18Oyama LakeCentral Okanagan40820262.3
19Sugar LakeNorth Okanagan361199521.7
20Elk LakeCapital35520262.23
21Polley LakeCariboo34520223.84
22Hydraulic LakeCentral Okanagan34220262.52
23Lac des RochesCariboo32020266.62
24Headwater LakesOkanagan-Similkameen30020260.58
25Yellow LakeOkanagan-Similkameen29720260.32
26Link LakeOkanagan-Similkameen29620250.16
27Dragon LakeCariboo28820265.39
28Green LakeCariboo283202628.8
29Tunkwa LakeThompson-Nicola26920261.54
30Lambly LakeCentral Okanagan26220260.81
31Fuller LakeCowichan Valley25620260.24
32Whitetail LakeEast Kootenay25120261.6
33Shawnigan LakeCowichan Valley24820265.45
34Langford LakeCapital24220260.61
35Long LakeNanaimo23620260.39
36Stump LakeThompson-Nicola23420267.13
37Leighton LakeThompson-Nicola23220260.46
38Rolley LakeFraser Valley23120260.2
39Browne LakeCentral Okanagan22320260.27
40Cobb LakeBulkley-Nechako22220262.22
41Missezula LakeThompson-Nicola21820252.52
42Big LakeCariboo21620261.16
43Hidden LakeNorth Okanagan21220261.42
44Sasamat LakeGreater Vancouver20920260.45
45Kootenay LakeCentral Kootenay2052018422
46Bridge LakeCariboo204202613.7
47Moose LakeEast Kootenay20320260.29
48McLeese LakeCariboo19820262.17
49Davis LakeThompson-Nicola19520260.31
50Jewel LakeKootenay Boundary19320260.77

Top 50 of 2,080 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.

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