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Best brook trout lakes in British Columbia

254 British Columbia waters list brook trout (official records or labelled estimates), 30 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — 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. Kinbasket Lake — 325 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake WhitefishWhy #1: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 10 public access sites, 7 carry-in or shore-oriented
2. Kootenay Lake — 509 ft · Approximated contours · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Common CarpWhy #2: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 8 public access sites, 7 carry-in or shore-oriented
3. Okanagan Lake — 794 ft · Approximated contours · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site
4. Lower Arrow Lake — 590 ft · Approximated contours · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #4: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 4 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
5. Duncan Lake — 385 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake WhitefishWhy #5: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 3 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
6. Cowichan Lake — 499 ft · Approximated contours · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho SalmonWhy #6: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 5 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
7. Slocan Lake — 978 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake WhitefishWhy #7: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
8. Stave Lake — 331 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
9. Green Lake — 131 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeWhy #9: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 2 public access sites
10. Christina Lake — 177 ft · Approximated contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 2 public access sites
11. Comox Lake — 358 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #11: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site
12. Windermere Lake — 24 ft · Approximated contours · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site
13. Horse Lake — 113 ft · Approximated contours · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site
14. Stump Lake — 70 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site
15. Lakelse Lake — 106 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #15: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 2 public access sites
16. Summit Lake — 59 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly VardenWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
17. Cobb Lake — 34 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
18. Dina Lakes — 82 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
19. North Barriere Lake — 177 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
20. Shawnigan Lake — 198 ft · Approximated contours · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Coho SalmonWhy #20: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 5 public access sites
21. 108 Mile Lake — 66 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. Moose Lake — 32.81 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
23. One Island Lake — 35 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Missezula Lake — 243 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake WhitefishWhy #24: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
25. Somenos Lake — 25 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 229 more British Columbia waters holding brook trout.

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When to fish brook trout in British Columbia

• 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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