Steelhead Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded steelhead in 169 British Columbia lakes, 6% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes: 169
Recorded since 2010: 1
Median size: 1.24 km²
Latest record: 2018

Where it is found

Most of these lakes are in Mount Waddington (21), Alberni-Clayoquot (19) and Kitimat-Stikine (18).

In these lakes the sport fish most often recorded alongside it are rainbow trout (83%), cutthroat trout (69%), Dolly Varden (60%) and coho salmon (57%).

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

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Where steelhead 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	244	2018	2.42
2	Hayward LakeFraser Valley	25	1996	2.73
3	Horne LakeNanaimo	20	1993	8.14
4	St. Mary LakeCapital	16	2002	1.78
5	Campbell LakeStrathcona	13	2003	24.3
6	Great Central LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	13	2001	52.9
7	Elsie LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	13	1997	6.44
8	Mill LakeFraser Valley	12	2007	0.15
9	Illusion LakesNanaimo	11	1999	0.12
10	Moresby LakeSkeena-Queen Charlotte	11	1992	1.61
11	Reginald LakeStrathcona	8	1997	0.31
12	Cultus LakeFraser Valley	8	1995	6.34
13	Coquihalla LakesFraser Valley	8	1977	0.11
14	Doran LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	7	1995	0.67
15	Quatse LakeMount Waddington	6	2001	1.54
16	Roselle LakeMount Waddington	5	1995	0.17
17	Hotnarko LakeCentral Coast	5	1994	5.83
18	Kitwancool LakeKitimat-Stikine	5	1991	7.78
19	Quinsam LakeStrathcona	5	1988	1.47
20	Lake WestonCapital	5	1987	0.18
21	Stephens LakeKitimat-Stikine	4	1995	2.02
22	Cameron LakeNanaimo	4	1995	4.37
23	Gracie LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	4	1993	0.39
24	Quamichan LakeCowichan Valley	4	1990	2.88
25	Hucuktlis LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	4	1989	15.5
26	Johanson LakeStikine	4	1986	1.47
27	Fuller LakeCowichan Valley	3	2008	0.24
28	Dougan LakeCowichan Valley	3	2008	0.1
29	Phillips LakeStrathcona	3	1997	2.94
30	Pitt LakeGreater Vancouver	3	1995	53.2
31	Sproat LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	3	1995	42.3
32	Silver LakeFraser Valley	3	1995	0.39
33	O'Connor LakeMount Waddington	3	1995	0.4
34	Shaw LakeCowichan Valley	3	1993	0.1
35	Club LakeKitimat-Stikine	3	1991	0.42
36	Alastair LakeKitimat-Stikine	3	1991	7.14
37	Redsand LakeKitimat-Stikine	3	1984	0.3
38	Treston LakeKitimat-Stikine	3	1984	0.83
39	Dennis LakeBulkley-Nechako	3	1968	0.89
40	Maple LakeComox Valley	2	2007	0.2
41	Nanaimo LakesNanaimo	2	1999	2.14
42	Long LakeNanaimo	2	1999	0.39
43	Diver LakeNanaimo	2	1999	0.12
44	Draney LakesCentral Coast	2	1996	0.3
45	Tatsatua LakeStikine	2	1996	0.8
46	Kenyon LakeFraser Valley	2	1995	0.28
47	Chilliwack LakeFraser Valley	2	1995	11.8
48	Seton LakeSquamish-Lillooet	2	1995	24.9
49	Turtle LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	2	1995	0.15
50	Keogh LakeMount Waddington	2	1995	0.81

Top 50 of 169 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.

Steelhead Lakes in British Columbia

Where it is found

Where steelhead is most consistently recorded

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