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Best coho salmon lakes in British Columbia

68 British Columbia waters hold coho salmon. 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. Aggressive schooling salmon that rides warmer, shallower water than kings — a spring nearshore brawler.

1. Harrison Lake — 915 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead
2. Adams Lake — 1500 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Lake Trout, Kokanee
3. Chilko Lake — 1201 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead
4. Owikeno Lake — 1201 ft max · Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Cutthroat Trout
5. Morice Lake — 775 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead
6. Bowser Lake — 500 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Lake Whitefish
7. Anderson Lake — 705 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Kokanee
8. Kennedy Lake — 492 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead
9. Whalen Lake — 787 ft max · Coho Salmon, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout
10. Long Lake — 558 ft max · Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout
11. Nimpkish Lake — 1050 ft max · Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Kokanee
12. Ian Lake — 541 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Kokanee
13. Pitt Lake — 468 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Common Carp, Chinook Salmon
14. Seton Lake — 494 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead
15. Henderson Lake — 820 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead
16. Mara Lake — 150 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Common Carp, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon
17. Alice Lake — 234 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead
18. Anchor Lake — 689 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Kokanee
19. Swan Lake — 210 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead
20. Skidegate Lake — 65 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Cutthroat Trout
21. Awun Lake — 289 ft max · Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Cutthroat Trout
22. Nilkitkwa Lake — 69 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead
23. Jesse Lake — 533 ft max · Coho Salmon, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout
24. Hobiton Lake — 312 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Kokanee
25. Fulmore Lake — 180 ft max · Coho Salmon, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout

…plus 43 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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