Cutthroat Trout ice fishing in Canada

Cutthroat trout in mountain lakes take small jigs and spoons, especially near inlets and drop-offs.

This is general guidance for the species, not advice for any one lake. Check the regulations for the lake you fish: limits, size rules and closures vary by lake.

Lakes where cutthroat trout are recorded

600 lakes on this site have cutthroat trout on record. A lake without a record may still hold them: records come from hand-researched lists, British Columbia fish observations and Ontario stocking data, and are not complete. The largest lakes in each province are listed first.

Alberta

Upper Kananaskis Lake, 8.47 km², near Dead Man's Flats
Lower Kananaskis Lake, 5.91 km², near Dead Man's Flats
Chain Lakes Reservoir, 3.05 km², near Longview
Beauvais Lake, 66 ha, near Pincher Creek

British Columbia

Cutthroat Trout ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record

Okanagan Lake, 349 km², near Traders Cove
Shuswap Lake, 306 km², near Anglemont
Harrison Lake, 222 km², near Harrison Hot Springs
Powell Lake, 124 km², near Sliammon
Morice Lake, 97.2 km², near Kitimat
Owikeno Lake, 93.4 km², near Bella Coola
Slocan Lake, 68.9 km², near New Denver
Kennedy Lake, 65.3 km², near Ucluelet
Cowichan Lake, 62.2 km², near Youbou
Stave Lake, 56.3 km², near Hatzic Island
Pitt Lake, 53.2 km², near River Springs
Great Central Lake, 52.9 km², near Cumberland
Sproat Lake, 42.3 km², near Port Alberni
Nimpkish Lake, 38 km², near Alert Bay
Lillooet Lake, 32.1 km², near Mount Currie 6
Nanika Lake, 29.5 km², near Kitimat
Trout Lake, 28.4 km², near Nakusp
Ellerslie Lake, 26.4 km², near Bella Bella
Kalamalka Lake, 25.6 km², near Oyama
Link Lake, 25.4 km², near Bella Bella
Nicola Lake, 25 km², near Merritt
Campbell Lake, 24.3 km², near Campbell River
Lois Lake, 24.1 km², near Myrtle Point
Sugar Lake, 21.7 km², near Cherryville
Huaskin Lake, 21.5 km², near Sointula

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