The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Cartography

Three Island Lake

Field notes needed

  • Access, boat launch, lake size and facilities.
  • Best season, forage and on-the-water tactics.
  • A verified reusable photo, and confirmation of the coordinate (currently the FIDQ fish-presence point).

Stocking

Managed as a put-grow rainbow stillwater. The full year-by-year release history, coloured by species, is below — from the Province of BC (FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases) via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.

Stocking record

Three Island Lake — 331,222 fish stocked, 1959–2026

Rainbow Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.

YearRainbow Trout
20261,000
20251,000
20241,000
20231,000
20221,000
20211,000
20201,000
20191,000
20181,000
20171,000
20161,000
20151,000
20141,000
20131,000
20121,000
20111,000
20101,000
20091,000
20081,000
20071,000
20061,000
20051,000
20035,000
20025,000
20015,000
20005,000
19995,000
19985,000
19975,000
19965,000
19955,000
19945,000
19935,000
19927,500
199010,000
19895,000
19885,000
19875,000
19865,000
19858,000
19844,000
19838,000
19828,000
19819,000
19808,000
19798,000
19788,000
19778,000
197610,000
197510,000
197415,000
197318,000
197211,500
197115,000
197019,000
196912,000
196810,000
19666,160
19655,000
19646,162
19632,200
19621,200
19603,250
19593,250