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Best pumpkinseed lakes in British Columbia

35 British Columbia waters hold pumpkinseed. 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 brilliant little sunfish of weedy northern bays — a snail-crunching shallow-water resident that outnumbers bluegill across the east and Canada.

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. Great Central Lake — 820 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
4. Christina Lake — 177 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout
5. Kalamalka Lake — 466 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Kokanee
6. Osoyoos Lake — 208 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
7. Windermere Lake — 24 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
8. Columbia Lake — 17 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Lake Whitefish, Burbot
9. Shawnigan Lake — 198 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout
10. Vaseux Lake — 89 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
11. Hatzic Lake — 55 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout
12. Quamichan Lake — 30 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed, Brown Bullhead
13. Quennell Lake — 24 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
14. Westwood Lake — 23 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
15. Somenos Lake — 25 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout
16. Holden Lake — 21 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
17. Brannen Lake — 67 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout
18. Prospect Lake — 46 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
19. Langford Lake — 59 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Cutthroat Trout
20. Long Lake — 46 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
21. Erie Lake — 45 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
22. Michael Lake — 30 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
23. Glen Lake — 51 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
24. Turtle Lake — 33 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
25. Burnell Lake — 43 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed

…plus 10 more British Columbia waters holding pumpkinseed.

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When to fish pumpkinseed in British Columbia

• Spring 1–8 ft — Spawning colonies carpet warm, protected bays — small baits dropped on the beds get instant attention.
• Summer 2–10 ft — Docks, pads and weed flats — pumpkinseeds hold tighter to vegetation than bluegill and love snails and nymphs.
• Fall 4–14 ft — Schools tighten on the last green weeds — find healthy cabbage near a drop and the school is there.
• Winter 6–18 ft — A staple ice panfish — soft-bottom flats just outside the deepest green weeds; downsize and watch for lift bites.

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