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Best brook trout lakes in British Columbia

254 British Columbia waters hold brook trout, 28 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. Kinbasket Lake — 325 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake WhitefishWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 10 public access sites, 7 carry-in or shore-oriented
2. Kootenay Lake — 509 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Common CarpWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 8 public access sites, 7 carry-in or shore-oriented
3. Okanagan Lake — 794 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
4. Lower Arrow Lake — 590 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
5. Duncan Lake — 385 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake WhitefishWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
6. Cowichan Lake — 499 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
7. Slocan Lake — 978 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake WhitefishWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
8. Stave Lake — 331 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
9. Pitt Lake — 468 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Common Carp, Chinook SalmonWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Green Lake — 131 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
11. Christina Lake — 177 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
12. Comox Lake — 358 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
13. Windermere Lake — 24 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
14. Horse Lake — 113 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
15. Sheridan Lake — 115 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, BurbotWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Stump Lake — 70 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
17. Lakelse Lake — 106 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
18. Fortress Lake — 220 ft max · Brook TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Summit Lake — 59 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
20. Cobb Lake — 34 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
21. Dina Lakes — 82 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. Sooke Lake — 200 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. North Barriere Lake — 177 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
24. Shawnigan Lake — 198 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites
25. Horne Lake — 200 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 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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