Rainbow Trout Stocked · 18 plants · last June 25, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Wishbone Lake fishing
Wishbone Lake fishing has Arctic Grayling and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 1984, most often in June and August. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- June 25, 2025
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 19
- Since 1984
- Species recorded
- 2
- Average size
- 2.5 in
- Elevation
- 1,524 ft
Fish at Wishbone Lake
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 18 plants · last June 25, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Arctic Grayling Stocked · 1 plant · last June 11, 1984 Last stocked June 11, 1984 · avg 0.4 in · 1 plant
Arctic Grayling species guideHow Wishbone Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 23 years between 1984 and 2025.
Fish stocked in 1984
15,000
Fish stocked in 1993
5,271
Fish stocked in 1994
5,307
Fish stocked in 1995
2,738
Fish stocked in 1996
2,639
Fish stocked in 2000
2,603
Fish stocked in 2001
2,600
Fish stocked in 2003
2,625
Fish stocked in 2007
3,467
Fish stocked in 2009
2,600
Fish stocked in 2011
2,600
Fish stocked in 2013
2,575
Fish stocked in 2015
2,209
Fish stocked in 2017
2,376
Fish stocked in 2019
759
Fish stocked in 2021
1,355
Fish stocked in 2023
1,800
Fish stocked in 2024
3,000
Fish stocked in 2025
1,507
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 1,507 | 2.3 in | report |
| June 20, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 3,000 | 2.4 in | report |
| July 20, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 1,800 | 2.9 in | report |
| September 28, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 1,355 | 5.7 in | report |
| July 25, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 759 | 3.3 in | report |
| June 19, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 2,376 | 2.5 in | report |
| July 31, 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 2,209 | 3.2 in | report |
| October 17, 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 2,575 | 2.7 in | report |
| September 9, 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 2,600 | 2.4 in | report |
| August 25, 2009 | Rainbow Trout | 2,600 | 1.8 in | report |
| August 9, 2007 | Rainbow Trout | 3,467 | 1.6 in | report |
| September 5, 2003 | Rainbow Trout | 2,625 | 1.9 in | report |
| August 20, 2001 | Rainbow Trout | 2,600 | 2.1 in | report |
| August 3, 2000 | Rainbow Trout | 2,603 | 2.1 in | report |
| July 16, 1996 | Rainbow Trout | 2,639 | 1.8 in | report |
| August 14, 1995 | Rainbow Trout | 2,738 | 2.4 in | report |
| August 15, 1994 | Rainbow Trout | 5,307 | 2.2 in | report |
| October 6, 1993 | Rainbow Trout | 5,271 | 3.5 in | report |
| June 11, 1984 | Arctic Grayling | 15,000 | 0.4 in | report |
Access and facts
Mile 53 Glenn Hwy, north on Buffalo Mine Rd 3.5 miles, then about 3 miles of four-wheel-drive track across Moose Creek and a steep final climb of about 1 mile. The shoreline is state land. Deep for its size, about 72 feet at most.
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Common questions
What fish are at Wishbone Lake?
Fishing Wishbone Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 18 of 19 plants on record, ahead of Arctic Grayling. Rainbow Trout was last stocked June 25, 2025, averaging 2.6 in. Arctic Grayling was last stocked June 11, 1984, averaging 0.4 in.
When is Wishbone Lake stocked?
Last stocked June 25, 2025. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 1984, most often in June and August. No plants recorded in 23 years between 1984 and 2025.
How big are the fish stocked at Wishbone Lake?
Stocked fish average 2.5 in. Rainbow Trout average 2.6 in. Arctic Grayling average 0.4 in.
How do you get on Wishbone Lake?
Mile 53 Glenn Hwy, north on Buffalo Mine Rd 3.5 miles, then about 3 miles of four-wheel-drive track across Moose Creek and a steep final climb of about 1 mile. The shoreline is state land. Deep for its size, about 72 feet at most.
Which lakes near Wishbone Lake were stocked more recently?
Seventeenmile Lake (1.7 mi), Coyote Lake (4.1 mi), Walby Lake (10 mi), Wolf Lake (10.4 mi), and Reed Lake (10.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Seventeenmile Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Arctic Grayling, Coyote Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Walby Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Wolf Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Reed Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Arctic Grayling.