The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Cartography

Whitetail 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

Whitetail Lake — 858,000 fish stocked, 1961–2026

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

YearRainbow TroutBrook Trout
202612,000·
202512,000·
202412,000·
202312,000·
202212,000·
202112,000·
202012,000·
201912,000·
201812,000·
201712,000·
201616,780·
201512,000·
201412,000·
201312,000·
201212,000·
201110,000·
201010,000·
200910,000·
20083,996·
200712,181·
200610,000·
200512,000·
200422,000·
200312,000·
200212,000·
200112,000·
200022,000·
199912,000·
199822,000·
199718,473·
199610,000·
199510,000·
199410,000·
199310,000·
199210,000·
199110,000·
199010,000·
198910,000·
198810,000·
198715,000·
198615,000·
198523,500·
198410,000·
198315,000·
198215,000·
19818,835·
198029,855·
19796,800·
197440,000·
197355,000·
197250,000·
197135,000·
1969·4,000
1968·10,000
1967·3,600
196410,010·
196310,450·
196210,020·
196115,500·