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Best brook trout lakes in British Columbia

181 British Columbia waters hold brook trout. 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. Okanagan Lake — 794 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
2. Lower Arrow Lake — 590 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
3. Duncan Lake — 385 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake Whitefish
4. Cowichan Lake — 499 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
5. Slocan Lake — 978 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake Whitefish
6. Stave Lake — 331 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout
7. Green Lake — 131 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee
8. Christina Lake — 177 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout
9. Comox Lake — 358 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout
10. Windermere Lake — 24 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
11. Horse Lake — 113 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
12. Sheridan Lake — 115 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Burbot
13. Stump Lake — 70 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout
14. Lakelse Lake — 106 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat Trout
15. North Barriere Lake — 177 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee
16. Shawnigan Lake — 198 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout
17. Horne Lake — 200 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout
18. Missezula Lake — 243 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake Whitefish
19. Saxton Lake — 53 ft max · Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot
20. Big Lake — 134 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
21. Ness Lake — 60 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee
22. Whiteswan Lake — 64 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish
23. Moyie Lake — 188 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake Whitefish
24. Paul Lake — 240 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee
25. Otter Lake — 86 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee

…plus 156 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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