Cutthroat Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last August 5, 2025 Last stocked August 5, 2025 · avg 2.3 in · 4 plants
Cutthroat Trout species guideAlbino Lake fishing
Albino Lake fishing is stocked with Cutthroat Trout on a high alpine lake. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 2011, most often in July and August.
- Last stocked
- August 5, 2025
- · Cutthroat Trout
- Plants on record
- 4
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 2.3 in
- Elevation
- 9,996.4 ft
Fish at Albino Lake
Around the dates Albino Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 51.8°F in July, 50.1°F in August. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Cutthroat Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last August 5, 2025 How Albino Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 11 years between 2011 and 2025.
Fish stocked in 2011
7,840
Fish stocked in 2015
7,840
Fish stocked in 2019
7,340
Fish stocked in 2025
7,840
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2025 | Cutthroat Trout | 7,840 | 2.34 in | report |
| July 29, 2019 | Cutthroat Trout | 7,340 | 2.62 in | report |
| July 29, 2015 | Cutthroat Trout | 7,840 | 2.18 in | report |
| August 2, 2011 | Cutthroat Trout | 7,840 | 2.2 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- high alpine
Trail-only Beartooth lake at 9,994 ft. From the Island Lake trailhead on US 212, trails #614/620 run about 6 miles (about 500 ft of climb, mostly in the last half mile) past Flake Lake, between Mutt and Jeff lakes, then along Becker Lake. Some campsites, very little firewood.
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Nearest lakes
Camping near Albino Lake
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Albino Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Greenough Lake camping (8.7 miles), Limber Pine camping (8.8 miles), Parkside camping (9.2 miles), Cascade camping (12.6 miles), and Rattin camping (13.5 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Public land at Albino Lake
Albino Lake is inside Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.
It is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Custer Gallatin National Forest.
It is 0.8 miles outside the edge of Shoshone National Forest.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Albino Lake?
Fishing Albino Lake usually means Cutthroat Trout. All 4 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked August 5, 2025, averaging 2.3 in.
When is Albino Lake stocked?
Last stocked August 5, 2025. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 2011, most often in July and August. No plants recorded in 11 years between 2011 and 2025.
How big are the fish stocked at Albino Lake?
Cutthroat Trout stocked at Albino Lake average 2.3 in.
How do you get on Albino Lake?
Trail-only Beartooth lake at 9,994 ft. From the Island Lake trailhead on US 212, trails #614/620 run about 6 miles (about 500 ft of climb, mostly in the last half mile) past Flake Lake, between Mutt and Jeff lakes, then along Becker Lake. Some campsites, very little firewood.
Which lakes near Albino Lake were stocked more recently?
Greenough Lake (8.4 mi) was stocked more recently.