The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Cartography

Wapiti 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 brook-trout 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

Wapiti Lake — 827,101 fish stocked, 1955–2026

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

YearRainbow TroutBrook Trout
20262501,000
20252501,000
20242501,000
20232501,000
20222501,000
20212501,000
20202501,000
20192501,000
2018·846
20172501,000
20162501,000
20152501,000
20142501,000
20131,0001,000
20121,0001,600
20111,0001,500
20101,000·
20091,000·
20081,000·
20071,000·
20061,000·
20051,000·
20041,000·
20031,000·
20021,000·
20011,500·
20001,500·
19992,000·
19984,000·
19973,000·
19964,000·
19954,800·
19941,000·
19933,0004,000
19923,1454,000
19913,0004,000
19903,0004,000
19893,0004,000
19883,0004,000
19873,0004,000
19863,0004,000
19852,0004,000
19843,0004,000
19835,0004,000
19825,0004,000
19814,0002,000
19805,0003,000
19794,0002,000
19783,0002,000
19773,0004,350
19766,0008,075
19755,000700
19745,0008,800
19735,000·
1972·10,000
1971·7,600
197010,00010,000
19698,00015,000
19686,00020,000
1967·16,500
19668,80025,000
19655,00025,000
196410,00025,800
1963·50,050
1962·54,975
1961·57,960
1960·160,000
1959·15,500
1958·30,000
1957·30,600
195513,500·