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Best coho salmon lakes in British Columbia

213 British Columbia waters list coho salmon (official records or labelled estimates), 13 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. Aggressive schooling salmon that rides warmer, shallower water than kings — a spring nearshore brawler.

1. Babine Lake — 610 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
2. Shuswap Lake — 530 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lake TroutWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
3. Harrison Lake — 915 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
4. Adams Lake — 1500 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Lake Trout, KokaneeWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 6 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
5. Cowichan Lake — 499 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho SalmonWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
6. Great Central Lake — 820 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
7. Kamloops Lake — 495 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
8. Lillooet Lake — 427 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, KokaneeWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
9. Huaskin Lake — 574 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
10. Meziadin Lake — 439 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
11. Nicola Lake — 187 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
12. Sproat Lake — 640 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, KokaneeWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
13. Lois Lake — 463 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, KokaneeWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
14. Comox Lake — 358 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
15. Kitsumkalum Lake — 459 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
16. Little Shuswap Lake — 195 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lake TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
17. Chilliwack Lake — 374 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho SalmonWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
18. Lakelse Lake — 106 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
19. Chehalis Lake — 453 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Lake WhitefishWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
20. North Barriere Lake — 177 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
21. Shawnigan Lake — 198 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Coho SalmonWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites
22. Mosquito Lake — 203 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, KokaneeWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
23. Little Trapper Lake — 75 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Hoomak Lake — 121 ft max · real survey depth contours · Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly VardenWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Muchalat Lake — 207 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site

…plus 188 more British Columbia waters holding coho salmon.

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When to fish coho salmon in British Columbia

• Spring 3–25 ft — The famous spring coho bite: schools stack in the warmest nearshore water and mud lines, often in the top 15 feet.
• Summer 30–70 ft — Cohos hold at and just above the thermocline — shallower than kings, and they hit moving baits hard.
• Fall 8–40 ft — Staging and running fish concentrate off river mouths; cohos stay aggressive right up to the spawn.
• Winter 20–60 ft — Mostly offshore and scattered.

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