Ice Fishing Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys recorded at least 2 of the species people fish for through the ice in 172 British Columbia lakes; 14 have 4 or more. 43 have at least one listed boat launch.

Lake Trout: 240 lakes
Burbot: 203 lakes
Lake Whitefish: 167 lakes
Northern Pike: 48 lakes
Yellow Perch: 29 lakes
Walleye: 11 lakes
Cisco: 1 lakes

How these lakes are chosen

A lake is listed when surveys caught or observed at least 2 of these species: lake trout, burbot, lake whitefish, northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and cisco. Lakes are ranked by how many of them were recorded, then by how consistently.

Most surveys are done in open water. Ice fishing seasons, limits, hut rules and sanctuaries vary by zone: check the regulations before you go.

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Lakes

#	Lake	Winter species recorded	Launches	Area km²
1	Maxhamish LakeNorthern Rockies	Burbot, Cisco, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye		47.9
2	Moberly LakePeace River	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye		29
3	Gwillim LakePeace River	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye		10.9
4	Upper Arrow LakeCentral Kootenay	Burbot, Lake Whitefish, Walleye, Yellow Perch	2	510
5	Okanagan LakeCentral Okanagan	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Yellow Perch	1	349
6	Tutshi LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike		52.2
7	Dease LakeKitimat-Stikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike	1	52
8	Charlie LakePeace River	Burbot, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch		18.1
9	Summit LakeFraser-Fort George	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike		13.4
10	Swan LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike		8.87
11	Klua LakesNorthern Rockies	Burbot, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye		8.82
12	Chismaina LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike		6.27
13	Swift LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike		4.45
14	Fishing LakeNorthern Rockies	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike		3.63
15	Williston LakePeace River	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	3	1,720
16	Babine LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	465
17	Kootenay LakeCentral Kootenay	Burbot, Lake Whitefish, Yellow Perch	1	422
18	Shuswap LakeColumbia-Shuswap	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		306
19	François LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	7	253
20	Morice LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		97.2
21	Tezzeron LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	80.5
22	Gladys LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Northern Pike		73.3
23	Mabel LakeNorth Okanagan	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	4	59.4
24	Pinchi LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		55.3
25	Chuchi LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	45.4
26	Cheslatta LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		41.1
27	Tchesinkut LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		35.7
28	Inzana LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	35.4
29	Cunningham LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		31.8
30	Taltapin LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		21.4
31	Cluculz LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		19.8
32	Tsayta LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		19.7
33	Skaha LakeOkanagan-Similkameen	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		19.5
34	Lac la HacheCariboo	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		18.4
35	Onjo LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		15.6
36	Uncha LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	13.6
37	Morrison LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		13.3
38	Tagetochlain LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	10.7
39	Dall LakeStikine	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike		9.52
40	Klinkit LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		9.17
41	Augier LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	9.07
42	Weedon LakeFraser-Fort George	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		9
43	McBride LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		7.82
44	Takatoot LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	7.45
45	Tuchodi LakesNorthern Rockies	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		7.24
46	Chapman LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	6.76
47	Indata LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		6.66
48	Pinkut LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	5.96
49	Aeroplane LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Northern Pike		5.82
50	Euchiniko LakesCariboo	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		5.79
51	Knapp LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		5.7
52	Hallett LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	5.62
53	Batnuni LakeCariboo	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	5.19
54	Prairie LakeStikine	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Walleye		5.18
55	Solitary LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Northern Pike		5.04
56	Klawli LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		4.49
57	Trout LakeStikine	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike		4.41
58	Airline LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		4.37
59	Horseranch LakeStikine	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike		3.4
60	Birches LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Northern Pike		3.02
61	Purvis LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		2.93
62	Hyland LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike		2.44
63	Wheeler LakeStikine	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike		2.41
64	Aiken LakePeace River	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		2.33
65	Dixie LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Northern Pike		1.87
66	Bearhole LakePeace River	Burbot, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch		1.63
67	Plate LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		1.6
68	Silver LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		1.39
69	Doris LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	2	1.06
70	North Cameron LakePeace River	Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye		0.61
71	Rond LakeCariboo	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		0.33
72	Sapolio LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		0.18
73	Nechako ReservoirBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout	2	839
74	Stuart LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Trout	1	358
75	Quesnel LakeCariboo	Burbot, Lake Trout	6	271
76	Trembleur LakeBulkley-Nechako	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		116
77	Bennett LakeYukon	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		96
78	Canim LakeCariboo	Burbot, Lake Trout		56.1
79	Koosawu ÁaStikine	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	30.9
80	Trout LakeColumbia-Shuswap	Burbot, Lake Trout		28.4
81	Kalamalka LakeNorth Okanagan	Lake Trout, Yellow Perch		25.6
82	Mara LakeColumbia-Shuswap	Burbot, Lake Trout		17.6
83	Little Shuswap LakeThompson-Nicola	Burbot, Lake Trout		17.6
84	Windermere LakeEast Kootenay	Burbot, Walleye		16.2
85	Moose LakeFraser-Fort George	Burbot, Lake Trout		14
86	Bridge LakeCariboo	Burbot, Lake Trout		13.7
87	Deadwood LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout		13.5
88	Kazchek LakeBulkley-Nechako	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		13
89	Horse LakeCariboo	Burbot, Lake Trout		12.2
90	Fantail LakeStikine	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		11.1
91	Racine LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout		10.9
92	Cariboo LakeCariboo	Burbot, Lake Trout	1	10.2
93	Kloch LakeBulkley-Nechako	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	1	10.2
94	Wood LakeCentral Okanagan	Lake Trout, Yellow Perch		9.1
95	Stony LakeCariboo	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	3	8.7
96	Dinosaur LakePeace River	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		8.57
97	Naltesby LakeBulkley-Nechako	Burbot, Lake Whitefish	1	8.44
98	Kedahda LakeStikine	Burbot, Lake Trout		8.39
99	Binta LakeBulkley-Nechako	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish	2	8.35
100	Weissener LakePeace River	Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish		7.84

Top 100 of 172 lakes. By species: Lake Trout, Burbot, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Walleye, Cisco. Data as of October 9, 2026.