Mosquito Lake is a stocked stillwater in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed, Head of Mosquito Creek, W. of Upper Arrow Lake. Surface area not recorded.
The water
Mosquito Lake lies Head of Mosquito Creek, W. of Upper Arrow Lake; in the Upper Arrow Lake watershed. It covers surface area not recorded. The lake survey puts it at max 26.5 m, mean 9.5 m, which sets the depth you fish.
Stocking
For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Mosquito Lake is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 31 recorded releases totalling 181,530 fish (Rainbow Trout), last stocked 2004-05-17.
Mosquito Lake — 181,530 fish stocked, 1970–2004
Rainbow Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
| Year | Rainbow Trout |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 5,000 |
| 2003 | 5,000 |
| 2002 | 5,000 |
| 2001 | 5,000 |
| 2000 | 5,000 |
| 1999 | 5,000 |
| 1998 | 5,000 |
| 1997 | 5,000 |
| 1996 | 5,000 |
| 1995 | 8,530 |
| 1994 | 5,000 |
| 1993 | 5,000 |
| 1992 | 5,000 |
| 1991 | 5,000 |
| 1990 | 5,000 |
| 1989 | 5,000 |
| 1988 | 5,000 |
| 1987 | 5,000 |
| 1986 | 5,000 |
| 1985 | 5,000 |
| 1984 | 5,000 |
| 1983 | 10,000 |
| 1982 | 10,000 |
| 1981 | 10,000 |
| 1980 | 10,000 |
| 1979 | 13,000 |
| 1978 | 10,000 |
| 1975 | 4,000 |
| 1970 | 6,000 |
Stocking appears to have wound down after 2004. Confirm whether it is still topped up or now fishes as a residual, wild population. The chart below shows the full release history.
The fishing
Mosquito Lake fishes as a put-grow stillwater: work chironomids under an indicator over the shoals in spring, then leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs as the shallows warm. The stocking record below is the truest read on the size and cohort of fish you will find.
Conditions
- Depth: max 26.5 m, mean 9.5 m (BC lake survey 1988-07-21).
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Mosquito Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
