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Best pink salmon lakes in British Columbia

56 British Columbia waters list pink salmon (official records or labelled estimates), 6 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. A schooling Southeast Alaska salmon that follows nearshore forage before returning to coastal streams, with run strength varying sharply by year and drainage.

1. Babine Lake — 610 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #1: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
2. Shuswap Lake — 530 ft · Soundings-based contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lake TroutWhy #2: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site
3. Harrison Lake — 915 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #3: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 5 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
4. Great Central Lake — 820 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #4: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
5. Kamloops Lake — 495 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #5: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 2 public access sites
6. Meziadin Lake — 439 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #6: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site
7. Nicola Lake — 187 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #7: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 3 public access sites
8. Skidegate Inlet — 364 ft · Survey depth data · 99% measured · real survey depth contours · Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Pacific Chinook Salmon, Pacific Coho SalmonWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Masset Sound — 114 ft · Survey depth data · 94% measured · real survey depth contours · Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Pacific Coho Salmon, Pacific HalibutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
10. Chilliwack Lake — 374 ft · Approximated contours · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho SalmonWhy #10: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site
11. Lakelse Lake — 106 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #11: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 2 public access sites
12. Shawnigan Lake — 198 ft · Approximated contours · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Coho SalmonWhy #12: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 5 public access sites
13. Muchalat Lake — 207 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, SteelheadWhy #13: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site
14. Dennis Lake — 18 ft · Approximated contours · Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Lake WhitefishWhy #14: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
15. Port Clements — Masset Inlet — 38 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Surfperch, Pink Salmon, Chum SalmonWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
16. Brentwood Bay and Tod Inlet — 254 ft · Survey depth data · 92% measured · real survey depth contours · Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Pacific Chinook Salmon, Pacific Coho SalmonWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
17. Deep Bay Harbour — 75 ft · Survey depth data · 96% measured · real survey depth contours · Surfperch, Pink Salmon, Pacific Chinook Salmon, Pacific Coho SalmonWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Degnen Bay — 25 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Surfperch, Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Pacific Coho SalmonWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 38 more British Columbia waters holding pink salmon.

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When to fish pink salmon in British Columbia

• Spring 8–60 ft — Mostly a broad nearshore search period; confirm bait and local reports before committing.
• Summer 3–70 ft — Follow visible schools along shoreline points, rock-lined travel lanes and stream approaches; run timing varies sharply by year and drainage.
• Fall 2–60 ft — Late fish concentrate near freshwater influence and shoreline travel structure; release dark spawning fish and observe local closures.
• Winter 20–90 ft — Not a dependable winter bay target; treat any encounter as incidental.

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