Lake · Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia
Pillar Lake
Pillar Lake (Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia) is a lake of 40 ha (98 acres). Cited sources list 2 fish species here: Rainbow trout and Sockeye salmon. 20 stockings are on record, the latest in 2026.
At a glance
- Area
- 40 ha (98 acres)
- Mean depth (estimated)
- ≈ 9.3 m (31 ft)
Mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016)
Who lives here
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissSurveyed · 2026 · Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerkaStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (gofishbc.com). Water locations: contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia (Freshwater Atlas)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Kokanee | Fry | 4,000 |
| May 1, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 1,500 |
| May 26, 2025 | Kokanee | Fry | 4,000 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 5,000 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 5,000 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Kokanee | Fry | 4,000 |
| May 17, 2023 | Kokanee | Fry | 4,000 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 5,000 |
| May 6, 2022 | Kokanee | Fry | 4,000 |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 5,000 |
| May 17, 2021 | Kokanee | Fry | 4,000 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 5,000 |
| May 1, 2020 | Kokanee | Fry | 2,000 |
| May 1, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 11,000 |
| Apr 25, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 11,000 |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 11,000 |
| May 29, 2018 | Kokanee | Fry | 2,000 |
| May 12, 2017 | Kokanee | Fry | 2,000 |
| Apr 27, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 11,000 |
| Apr 20, 2016 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 11,000 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 20.
Getting on the water
No public access site is listed for this water yet.
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
What's biting
This water is too small for community summaries: on a small water a summary could point to someone's spot.
Questions
What fish are in Pillar Lake?
Cited sources list Rainbow trout and Sockeye salmon. A fish that isn't listed may still be there.
Is Pillar Lake stocked?
20 stockings are on record, the latest in 2026 (Kokanee and Rainbow Trout), as the agency publishes them.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- Natural Resources Canada, CanVec Hydro Features (1:50,000). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.; Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB); Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Boundary Files (census divisions and subdivisions, provinces). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0
- Lake mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, Nature Communications 7:13603), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
- Fish stocking: Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (gofishbc.com). Water locations: contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia (Freshwater Atlas) · Used with permission of the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (written reply to data@huntgrid.net, 2026-10-29: "Yes, you can use the fish stocking report data … Please attribute the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC as the source of the information."). Water names and points: Province of British Columbia, Freshwater Atlas, Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- Fish observations: Province of British Columbia, Known BC Fish Observations (FISS), under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia · Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=A519A56BC2BF44E4A008B33FCF527F61, checked 2026-10-18): the BC Data Catalogue record aca81811-4b08-4382-9af7-204e0b9d2448 "Known BC Fish Observations and BC Fish Distributions" is PUBLIC (view and download audience Public, security PUBLIC) under licence id 2, "Open Government Licence - British Columbia" — "You are free to copy, modify, publish, translate, adapt, distribute or otherwise use the Information in any medium, mode or format for any lawful purpose." Attribution required; no non-commercial or no-redistribution limit.
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above; the map under it is OpenStreetMap's, credited on the map. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.