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Trout Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded trout in 2,524 British Columbia lakes, 94% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes
2,524
Recorded since 2010
648
Median size
0.54 km²
Latest record
2026

Where it is found

Most of these lakes are in Cariboo (401), Thompson-Nicola (355) and Bulkley-Nechako (302).

In these lakes the sport fish most often recorded alongside it are Dolly Varden (18%), kokanee (17%), mountain whitefish (14%) and coho salmon (10%).

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

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

SpeciesLakes with survey recordsLakes stockedShare of all
Rainbow Trout2,08082%
Cutthroat Trout65626%
Brook Trout24410%
Lake Trout24010%
Bull Trout1385%
Westslope Cutthroat Trout1034%
Coastal Cutthroat Trout592%
Brown Trout11<1%

Where trout is most consistently recorded

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

#LakeRecordsLast recordMax depth mArea km²
1Sheridan LakeCaribooBrook Trout 104 · Brown Trout 1 · Rainbow Trout 2,564202616.5
2Premier LakeEast KootenayBrook Trout 83 · Bull Trout 15 · Rainbow Trout 1,985 · Westslope Cutthroat Trout 720262.02
3Pinaus LakeNorth OkanaganRainbow Trout 1,52520261.62
4White LakeColumbia-ShuswapRainbow Trout 96120265.6
5Whiteswan LakeEast KootenayBrook Trout 1 · Rainbow Trout 92620184.08
6Sullivan LakeThompson-NicolaRainbow Trout 65620261.03
7Swalwell LakeCentral OkanaganRainbow Trout 62820262.99
8Postill LakeCentral OkanaganBrook Trout 36 · Rainbow Trout 60020150.9
9Kentucky LakeThompson-NicolaRainbow Trout 57720260.37
10Roche LakeThompson-NicolaBrook Trout 1 · Rainbow Trout 55420261.62
11Pass LakeThompson-NicolaRainbow Trout 53320260.34
12Echo LakeNorth OkanaganLake Trout 29 · Rainbow Trout 46920260.71
13Spruce LakeSquamish-LillooetRainbow Trout 46519970.44
14BendzinyCaribooRainbow Trout 439200117.1
15Alleyne LakeThompson-NicolaLake Trout 1 · Rainbow Trout 43820260.45
16Chain LakeOkanagan-SimilkameenBrook Trout 5 · Rainbow Trout 43320150.44
17Mill LakeFraser ValleyCoastal Cutthroat Trout 1 · Cutthroat Trout 12 · Rainbow Trout 41420260.15
18Oyama LakeCentral OkanaganRainbow Trout 40820262.3
19Sugar LakeNorth OkanaganBull Trout 1 · Cutthroat Trout 1 · Rainbow Trout 361199521.7
20Elk LakeCapitalCutthroat Trout 58 · Rainbow Trout 35520262.23
21Polley LakeCaribooRainbow Trout 34520223.84
22Headwater LakesOkanagan-SimilkameenBrook Trout 343 · Bull Trout 1 · Rainbow Trout 30020260.58
23Hydraulic LakeCentral OkanaganBrook Trout 1 · Rainbow Trout 34220262.52
24Lac des RochesCaribooRainbow Trout 32020266.62
25Yellow LakeOkanagan-SimilkameenBrook Trout 118 · Bull Trout 1 · Rainbow Trout 29720260.32
26Link LakeOkanagan-SimilkameenRainbow Trout 29620250.16
27Dragon LakeCaribooBrook Trout 3 · Bull Trout 1 · Rainbow Trout 28820265.39
28Green LakeCaribooBrook Trout 1 · Lake Trout 1 · Rainbow Trout 283202628.8
29Tunkwa LakeThompson-NicolaRainbow Trout 26920261.54
30Lambly LakeCentral OkanaganRainbow Trout 26220260.81
31Capilano LakeGreater VancouverCoastal Cutthroat Trout 259 · Cutthroat Trout 122 · Rainbow Trout 520182.42
32Fuller LakeCowichan ValleyCutthroat Trout 12 · Rainbow Trout 25620260.24
33Whitetail LakeEast KootenayBrook Trout 11 · Rainbow Trout 25120261.6
34Shawnigan LakeCowichan ValleyBrook Trout 3 · Cutthroat Trout 69 · Rainbow Trout 24820265.45
35Langford LakeCapitalCutthroat Trout 39 · Rainbow Trout 24220260.61
36Upper Arrow LakeCentral KootenayBrook Trout 6 · Bull Trout 240 · Coastal Cutthroat Trout 2 · Rainbow Trout 191 · Westslope Cutthroat Trout 42020510
37Long LakeNanaimoCoastal Cutthroat Trout 1 · Cutthroat Trout 27 · Rainbow Trout 23620260.39
38Stump LakeThompson-NicolaBrook Trout 13 · Cutthroat Trout 2 · Rainbow Trout 23420267.13
39Leighton LakeThompson-NicolaRainbow Trout 23220260.46
40Rolley LakeFraser ValleyCutthroat Trout 4 · Rainbow Trout 23120260.2
41Browne LakeCentral OkanaganRainbow Trout 22320260.27
42Cobb LakeBulkley-NechakoBrook Trout 102 · Rainbow Trout 22220262.22
43Missezula LakeThompson-NicolaBrook Trout 24 · Rainbow Trout 21820252.52
44Big LakeCaribooBrook Trout 4 · Lake Trout 28 · Rainbow Trout 21620261.16
45Hidden LakeNorth OkanaganRainbow Trout 21220261.42
46Sasamat LakeGreater VancouverCutthroat Trout 6 · Rainbow Trout 20920260.45
47Kootenay LakeCentral KootenayBrook Trout 4 · Bull Trout 69 · Cutthroat Trout 2 · Rainbow Trout 205 · Westslope Cutthroat Trout 22018422
48Bridge LakeCaribooLake Trout 187 · Rainbow Trout 204202613.7
49Moose LakeEast KootenayRainbow Trout 20320260.29
50McLeese LakeCaribooRainbow Trout 19820262.17

Top 50 of 2,524 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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