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Best arctic grayling lakes in British Columbia

30 British Columbia waters hold arctic grayling, 4 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 sail-finned insect sipper of the north — eager on dries, flashy on small spinners, gorgeous every time.

1. Tutshi Lake — 646 ft max · Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot
2. Cry Lake — 499 ft max · Lake Trout, Arctic Grayling
3. Dall Lake — 125 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic Grayling
4. Gwillim Lake — 157 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish
5. Tuya Lake — 177 ft max · Kokanee, Burbot, Arctic Grayling
6. Moberly Lake — 140 ft max · Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish
7. Cold Fish Lake — 183 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot
8. Tachilta Lakes — 141 ft max · Arctic Grayling
9. Klinkit Lake — 79 ft max · Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot, Arctic Grayling
10. South Gataga Lakes — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Arctic Grayling
11. Frog Lakes — 149 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic Grayling
12. Muncho Lake — 360 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic Grayling
13. Netson Lake — 120 ft max · Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic Grayling
14. Kedahda Lake — 45 ft max · Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot, Arctic Grayling
15. Hluey Lakes — 41 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic Grayling
16. Arctic Lake — 115 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Kokanee, Lake Whitefish
17. Ed Asp Lake — 92 ft max · Arctic Grayling
18. Kluachesi Lake — 23 ft max · Burbot, Arctic Grayling
19. Trimble Lake — 112 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic Grayling
20. Prairie Lake — 62 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish
21. Marion Lake — 16 ft max · Arctic Grayling
22. Little Dease Lake — 89 ft max · Arctic Grayling
23. Fish Lake — 38 ft max · Arctic Grayling
24. Long Mountain Lake — 92 ft max · Lake Trout, Arctic Grayling
25. Calais Lake — 82 ft max · Arctic Grayling

…plus 5 more British Columbia waters holding arctic grayling.

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When to fish arctic grayling in British Columbia

• Spring 2–10 ft — Right after ice-out they crowd inlets and shallow gravel, eating anything small that moves.
• Summer 3–15 ft — Cruisers work the flats and inlet currents — a dry fly or 1/16 oz spinner covers everything.
• Fall 6–20 ft — Schools slide toward deeper wintering water but still eat small baits readily.
• Winter 8–25 ft — Wintering pods in the deeper holes — small jigs tipped with a single egg or waxworm.

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