Fossil Lake fishing

Fishing at Fossil Lake has Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2014, most often in July.

Last stocked

July 24, 2017

Plants on record

2

Since 2014

Species recorded

1

Average size

2.4 in

Elevation

9,887.2 ft

How Fossil Lake is stocked

No plants recorded in 2015 and 2016.

Upper Aero Lake (3.4 mi), Rock Island Lake (5.3 mi), East Rosebud Lake (10.1 mi), and Albino Lake (11.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Upper Aero Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Rock Island Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, East Rosebud Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, and Albino Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

Fish at Fossil Lake

Fishing Fossil Lake is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. All 2 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout.

Around the dates Fossil Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 51.6°F in July. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Cutthroat Trout 2 plants
Plants
2 of 2
Last stocked
July 24, 2017
Average length
2.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 10,0002014
  • 9,0002017

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 24, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 9,000 2.3 in report
July 28, 2014 Cutthroat Trout 10,000 2.5 in report

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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