The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Cartography

Wilmer 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

Wilmer Lake — 223,675 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
20262,000·
20252,000·
20242,000·
20232,000·
20222,000·
20212,000·
20202,000·
20192,000·
20182,000·
20172,500·
20162,000·
20152,000·
20142,000·
20132,000·
20122,000·
20112,000·
20102,000·
20091,000·
20082,000·
20072,000·
20052,000·
20044,000·
20034,000·
20024,000·
20014,0002,000
20004,0002,000
19994,0002,000
19984,0004,000
19974,0004,000
19964,0004,000
19954,0004,000
1994·4,000
1993·4,500
1992·4,000
1991·4,000
1990·2,000
1989·2,000
19882,000·
19871,000·
19862,000·
19847,000·
19831,500·
19821,500·
1969·5,000
1967·10,000
1966·10,000
1965·10,000
1964·10,000
1963·10,380
1962·9,975
1961·19,320