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Best brook trout lakes in Alberta

25 Alberta waters hold brook trout, 24 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The native char of cold ponds and streams. Needs the coldest, cleanest water in the lake.

1. Lac Ste. Anne — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites
2. Cow Lake — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
3. Hastings Lake — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
4. Fortress Lake — 220 ft max · Brook TroutWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Blood Indian Creek Reservoir — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
6. Grande Cache Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, BurbotWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
7. Jack Fish Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
8. Swan Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brown TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Obed Lake — 31 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
10. Outpost Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Chrystina Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Victor Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, BurbotWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
13. Hasse Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
14. Mere Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
15. Spring Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Muir Lake — 18 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Millers Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Arctic GraylingWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
18. Chickakoo Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Mary Gregg Lake — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
20. Gap Lake — 8 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Peanut Lake — 46 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. Wildhorse Lakes — 13 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Arctic GraylingWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
23. Kinky Lake — 8 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Arctic GraylingWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Mitchell Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Lee Lake — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

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When to fish brook trout in Alberta

• Spring 2–15 ft — Ice-out scatters brookies along shorelines and inflow mouths, feeding on the first insect activity.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Brookies hold where the coldest water is — spring holes, deep basin edges and inflow plumes.
• Fall 2–15 ft — Fall is the show: brilliant spawning colors on gravel shoals and inflow gravel.
• Winter 3–20 ft — A classic ice-fishing target — active all winter in shallow to mid-depth water.

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