Trout fishing in the Kootenays
102 trout lakes in the Kootenays, British Columbia, including 10 trophy-class waters. Depths, boat launches, rec sites and regulations for each.
Every lake we cover in the Kootenays
- Arrow Lakes — Trophy Monster (5 - 10+ lbs), 287.0 m deep
- Kootenay Lake — Trophy Monster (5 - 10+ lbs), 150 m deep
- Lower Arrow Lake — Trophy Monster (5 - 10+ lbs), 180 m deep
- Premier Lake — Trophy Monster (5 - 10+ lbs), 29 m deep
- Slocan Lake — Trophy Monster (5 - 10+ lbs), 298 m deep
- Trout Lake (Lardeau) — Trophy Monster (5 - 10+ lbs), 240 m deep
- Upper Arrow Lake — Trophy Monster (5 - 10+ lbs), 287 m deep
- Whatshan Lake — Trophy Monster (5 - 10+ lbs), 110 m deep
- Whiteswan Lake — Trophy Monster (5 - 10+ lbs), 52 m deep
- Whitetail Lake — Trophy Monster (5 - 10+ lbs), 45 m deep
- Alces Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 43.2 m deep
- Baynes Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 21.6 m deep
- Beatrice Lake — Standard / High-Numbers (< 1.5 lbs), 95.0 m deep
- Bednorski Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 26.4 m deep
- Big Fish (Dunbar) Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 15.5 m deep
- Botts Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 44.4 m deep
- Box Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 24.0 m deep
- Bridal Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 39.6 m deep
- Caribou Lakes — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 26.4 m deep
- Cartwright Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 51.6 m deep
- Catherine Lake — Large Quality (2 - 5 lbs), 42.0 m deep
- Cedar Lake (Near Golden) — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 13.3 m deep
- Cerulean Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 15.6 m deep
- Champion Lakes — Standard / High-Numbers (< 1.5 lbs), 18 m deep
- Christina Lake — Standard / High-Numbers (< 1.5 lbs), 48.8 m deep
- Cleland Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 34.8 m deep
- Columbia Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 12.0 m deep
- Connor Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 37.2 m deep
- Cottonwood Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 30.0 m deep
- Cub Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 48.0 m deep
- Dorothy Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 15.6 m deep
- Duck Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 52.8 m deep
- Echoes Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 50.4 m deep
- Edwards Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 20.4 m deep
- Erie Lake — Medium Trout (1.5 - 2.5 lbs), 50.4 m deep
- Fisher Maiden Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 52.8 m deep
- Garbutt Lake — Medium Trout (1.5 - 2.5 lbs), 38.4 m deep
- Grizzly Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 37.2 m deep
- Haha Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 27.6 m deep
- Hall Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 45.6 m deep
- Hiawatha Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 48.0 m deep
- Idlewild Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 14.4 m deep
- Jade Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 30.0 m deep
- Jewel Lake — Large Quality (2 - 5 lbs), 23.8 m deep
- Jim Smith Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 42.0 m deep
- Kinbasket (Mcnaughton) Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 30.9 m deep
- Kokanee Lake — Standard / High-Numbers (< 1.5 lbs), 18 m deep
- Koocanusa Reservoir — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 106.0 m deep
- Larchwood Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 28.8 m deep
- Larix Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 30.0 m deep
- Lazy Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 40.8 m deep
- Leadqueen Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 52.8 m deep
- Lillian Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 14.4 m deep
- Little Mitten Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 26.4 m deep
- Lomond Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 30.0 m deep
- Lost Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 43.2 m deep
- Lower Elk Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 42.0 m deep
- Lower Halgrave Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 43.2 m deep
- Lund Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 25.2 m deep
- Mcclain Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 39.6 m deep
- Mcnaughton Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 38.4 m deep
- Mirror Lake — Large Quality (2 - 5 lbs), 18 m deep
- Monroe Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 38.4 m deep
- Moose (Alces) Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 14.4 m deep
- Moyie Lake — Medium / High-Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 60 m deep
- Nancy Greene (Sheep) Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 23.2 m deep
- Nancy Greene Lake — Standard / High-Numbers (< 1.5 lbs), 7.4 m deep
- New Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 25.2 m deep
- Nine Bay Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 15.6 m deep
- Norbury (Garbutt) Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 18.8 m deep
- North Star Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 27.6 m deep
- Peckhams Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 12.0 m deep
- Phillipps Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 50.4 m deep
- Revelstoke Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 15.6 m deep
- Rock Island Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 26.4 m deep
- Rosebud Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 32.4 m deep
- Rykerts (Vic Mawson) Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 18.8 m deep
- Sam’S Folly Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 12.2 m deep
- Saugum Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 40.8 m deep
- Seven Mile Reservoir — Medium Trout (1.5 - 2.5 lbs), 16.8 m deep
- Snowshoe Lake — Large Quality (2 - 5 lbs), 18 m deep
- Sowerby (Grundy) Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 16.6 m deep
- Spring Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 42.0 m deep
- St. Mary Lake — Large Quality (2 - 5 lbs), 32 m deep
- Staubert Lake — Standard / High-Numbers (< 1.5 lbs), 25.6 m deep
- Steamboat Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 25.2 m deep
- Summer Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 49.2 m deep
- Suzanne Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 51.6 m deep
- Tie Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 15.6 m deep
- Topaz Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 46.8 m deep
- Trout Lake — Large Quality (2 - 5 lbs), 18 m deep
- Upper Arrow Lake (Drawdown Area) — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 12.2 m deep
- Upper Elk Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 45.6 m deep
- Upper Halgrave Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 46.8 m deep
- Waneta Reservoir — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 43.2 m deep
- Wasa Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 16.8 m deep
- Wilbur Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 44.4 m deep
- Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) — Standard / High-Numbers (< 1.5 lbs), 17.4 m deep
- Williamson Lake — Large Quality (2 - 5 lbs), 11.0 m deep
- Wilson Lake — Large Quality (2 - 5 lbs), 18 m deep
- Windermere Lake — Medium Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 36.0 m deep
- Xenia Lake — Medium / High-Action (1 - 2.5 lbs), 22.3 m deep