Rainbow Trout Stocked · 16 plants · last June 18, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Troop Lake fishing
Troop Lake fishing has Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout, and Arctic Char on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.4 times a year since 1977, most often in June and August. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- June 18, 2025
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 18
- Since 1977
- Species recorded
- 3
- Average size
- 2.2 in
- Elevation
- 812 ft
Fish at Troop Lake
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 16 plants · last June 18, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Arctic Char Stocked · 1 plant · last July 1, 2021
Last stocked July 1, 2021 · avg 2.2 in · 1 plant
Coho Salmon Stocked · 1 plant · last July 13, 1977 Last stocked July 13, 1977 · avg 1.8 in · 1 plant
Coho Salmon species guideHow Troop Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 32 years between 1977 and 2025.
Fish stocked in 1977
11,500
Fish stocked in 1993
5,013
Fish stocked in 1995
5,000
Fish stocked in 1999
5,000
Fish stocked in 2001
5,000
Fish stocked in 2003
2,721
Fish stocked in 2005
1,620
Fish stocked in 2007
2,706
Fish stocked in 2009
2,700
Fish stocked in 2011
2,430
Fish stocked in 2013
3,225
Fish stocked in 2015
3,001
Fish stocked in 2017
2,216
Fish stocked in 2019
1,842
Fish stocked in 2021
4,027
Fish stocked in 2023
2,227
Fish stocked in 2025
1,991
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 1,991 | 2.3 in | report |
| June 28, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 2,227 | 2.7 in | report |
| July 1, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 2,025 | 3.2 in | report |
| July 1, 2021 | Arctic Char | 2,002 | 2.2 in | report |
| June 17, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 1,842 | 3.1 in | report |
| June 20, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 2,216 | 2.7 in | report |
| June 18, 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 3,001 | 2.8 in | report |
| August 13, 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 3,225 | 1.8 in | report |
| September 22, 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 2,430 | 2.4 in | report |
| August 27, 2009 | Rainbow Trout | 2,700 | 1.9 in | report |
| August 14, 2007 | Rainbow Trout | 2,706 | 1.7 in | report |
| August 23, 2005 | Rainbow Trout | 1,620 | 1.9 in | report |
| August 7, 2003 | Rainbow Trout | 2,721 | 1.7 in | report |
| August 1, 2001 | Rainbow Trout | 5,000 | 1.8 in | report |
| July 26, 1999 | Rainbow Trout | 5,000 | 1.8 in | report |
| July 19, 1995 | Rainbow Trout | 5,000 | 1.9 in | report |
| August 12, 1993 | Rainbow Trout | 5,013 | 2.1 in | report |
| July 13, 1977 | Coho Salmon | 11,500 | 1.8 in | report |
Access and facts
Park at the turnout on the east side of the Seward Highway at Mile 12.1 and walk the Iditarod Historic Trail about 1 mile to the signed Troop Lake cutoff, then about half a mile more to the lake.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Alaska Department of Fish and Game before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Troop Lake
Troop Lake is 0.6 miles outside the edge of Chugach National Forest.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Troop Lake?
Fishing Troop Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 16 of 18 plants on record, ahead of Arctic Char and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked June 18, 2025, averaging 2.2 in. Arctic Char was last stocked July 1, 2021, averaging 2.2 in. Coho Salmon was last stocked July 13, 1977, averaging 1.8 in.
When is Troop Lake stocked?
Last stocked June 18, 2025. It is stocked about 0.4 times a year since 1977, most often in June and August. No plants recorded in 32 years between 1977 and 2025.
How big are the fish stocked at Troop Lake?
Stocked fish average 2.2 in. Rainbow Trout average 2.2 in. Arctic Char average 2.2 in. Coho Salmon average 1.8 in.
How do you get on Troop Lake?
Park at the turnout on the east side of the Seward Highway at Mile 12.1 and walk the Iditarod Historic Trail about 1 mile to the signed Troop Lake cutoff, then about half a mile more to the lake.
Which lakes near Troop Lake were stocked more recently?
Vagt Lake (14.2 mi) and Carter Lake (17.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Vagt Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Arctic Char and Carter Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Arctic Char.