Westslope Cutthroat Trout Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded westslope cutthroat trout in 103 British Columbia lakes, 4% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes: 103
Recorded since 2010: 9
Median size: 0.23 km²
Latest record: 2026

Where it is found

Most of these lakes are in East Kootenay (55), Central Kootenay (19) and Fraser Valley (9).

In these lakes the sport fish most often recorded alongside it are rainbow trout (67%), cutthroat trout (45%), brook trout (28%) and kokanee (23%).

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

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Where westslope cutthroat 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	Monroe LakeEast Kootenay	37	2022	0.54
2	Big Fish LakeEast Kootenay	36	1995	0.22
3	Kiakho LakesEast Kootenay	34	2024	0.12
4	Summit LakeEast Kootenay	23	2026	0.2
5	Upper Elk LakeEast Kootenay	21	2024	0.71
6	St. Mary LakeEast Kootenay	20	1995	3.44
7	Kokanee LakeCentral Kootenay	14	1995	0.18
8	Norbury LakeEast Kootenay	13	2004	0.11
9	Boundary LakeCentral Kootenay	12	1995	0.26
10	Cherry LakeEast Kootenay	11	1995	0.41
11	Gibson LakeCentral Kootenay	11	1995	0.14
12	Baptiste LakeEast Kootenay	11	1995	0.12
13	Fish LakeEast Kootenay	9	1995	0.14
14	Summer LakeEast Kootenay	9	1995	0.75
15	Ptarmigan LakeEast Kootenay	9	1995	0.16
16	Victor LakeColumbia-Shuswap	9	1952	0.12
17	Rosebud LakeCentral Kootenay	9	1949	0.16
18	Jim Smith LakeEast Kootenay	8	2004	0.23
19	Kaslo LakeCentral Kootenay	8	1995	0.16
20	Cerulean LakeEast Kootenay	8	1995	0.26
21	Wee Sandy LakeCentral Kootenay	8	1995	0.76
22	White Boar LakeEast Kootenay	8	1995	0.2
23	Cooper LakeEast Kootenay	8	1983	0.47
24	Munroe LakeEast Kootenay	7	1995	0.13
25	Sunset LakeCentral Kootenay	7	1995	0.1
26	Premier LakeEast Kootenay	7	1995	2.02
27	Wedgwood LakeEast Kootenay	7	1988	0.16
28	Griffin LakeColumbia-Shuswap	7	1952	0.65
29	Three Valley LakeColumbia-Shuswap	7	1952	1.49
30	Grave LakeEast Kootenay	6	2025	1.24
31	Connor LakesEast Kootenay	6	2016	1.46
32	Procter LakeEast Kootenay	6	2000	0.18
33	Shannon LakeCentral Kootenay	6	1991	0.26
34	Wragge LakeCentral Kootenay	5	1995	0.18
35	Lang LakeEast Kootenay	5	1995	0.18
36	Blue LakeCariboo	5	1983	0.39
37	Clanwilliam LakeColumbia-Shuswap	5	1952	0.1
38	Ta Ta LakeEast Kootenay	4	2011	0.18
39	Moyie LakeEast Kootenay	4	2005	5.96
40	Rosen LakeEast Kootenay	4	2004	0.49
41	Snowshoe LakeEast Kootenay	4	1998	0.21
42	Jurak LakeEast Kootenay	4	1995	0.14
43	Lazy LakeEast Kootenay	4	1995	0.29
44	Onion LakePeace River	4	1994	0.78
45	Lake MagogEast Kootenay	4	1990	1.07
46	Upper Arrow LakeCentral Kootenay	4	1983	510
47	Tie LakeEast Kootenay	3	2004	1.36
48	Summit LakeCentral Kootenay	3	1995	1.55
49	New LakeEast Kootenay	3	1995	0.23
50	McKean LakesCentral Kootenay	3	1995	0.21

Top 50 of 103 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.

Westslope Cutthroat Trout Lakes in British Columbia

Where it is found

Where westslope cutthroat trout is most consistently recorded

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