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Best smallmouth bass lakes in British Columbia

42 British Columbia waters hold smallmouth bass. 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. Current- and rock-loving fighter. Lives around gravel, boulders and hard-bottom structure.

1. Okanagan Lake — 794 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
2. Cowichan Lake — 499 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
3. Christina Lake — 177 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout
4. Osoyoos Lake — 208 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
5. Skaha Lake — 600 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Kokanee
6. Shawnigan Lake — 198 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout
7. Beaver Lake — 115 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Lake Whitefish
8. Cultus Lake — 137 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Lake Whitefish
9. Big Lake — 134 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, 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. Joan Lake — 79 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Lake Whitefish
13. Quennell Lake — 24 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
14. St. Mary Lake — 56 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout
15. Westwood Lake — 23 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
16. Lubbe Lake — 68 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout
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. Gardom Lake — 78 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
21. Cusheon Lake — 30 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout
22. Long Lake — 46 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed
23. Spider Lake — 44 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
24. Mclaughlin Lake — 91 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brown Bullhead
25. Erie Lake — 45 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch

…plus 17 more British Columbia waters holding smallmouth bass.

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When to fish smallmouth bass in British Columbia

• Spring 3–12 ft — Gravel and rock flats near deep water; spawning happens on hard bottom.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Offshore rock humps and deep points; smallmouth suspend near bait.
• Fall 8–25 ft — Feeding hard for winter — long tapering points and rocky drops.
• Winter 20–45 ft — Deep, vertical presentations near rocky wintering holes.

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