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Best arctic grayling lakes in British Columbia

42 British Columbia waters hold arctic grayling, 8 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. Atlin Lake — 930 ft max · Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
2. Teslin Lake — 702 ft max · Northern Pike, Chinook Salmon, Lake Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
3. Tutshi Lake — 646 ft max · Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
4. Cry Lake — 499 ft max · Lake Trout, Arctic GraylingWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Dall Lake — 125 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic GraylingWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
6. Gwillim Lake — 157 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
7. Tuya Lake — 177 ft max · Kokanee, Burbot, Arctic GraylingWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Moberly Lake — 140 ft max · Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
9. Cold Fish Lake — 183 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Tachilta Lakes — 141 ft max · Arctic GraylingWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Hluey Lakes — 41 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic GraylingWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
12. Kluachesi Lake — 23 ft max · survey depth data · Burbot, Arctic GraylingWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
13. Klinkit Lake — 79 ft max · Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot, Arctic GraylingWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
14. South Gataga Lakes — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Arctic GraylingWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
15. Frog Lakes — 149 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic GraylingWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Muncho Lake — 360 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic GraylingWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
17. Nakina Lake — 141 ft max · Arctic GraylingWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Nome Lake — 241 ft max · Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic GraylingWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Netson Lake — 120 ft max · Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic GraylingWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Kedahda Lake — 45 ft max · Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot, Arctic GraylingWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Long Mountain Lake — 92 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Arctic GraylingWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. Vincent Lake — 72 ft max · Northern Pike, Arctic GraylingWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Lower Mcdonald Lake — 27 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic GraylingWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Arctic Lake — 115 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Kokanee, Lake WhitefishWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Ed Asp Lake — 92 ft max · Arctic GraylingWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

…plus 17 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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