Last stocked
July 14, 2013
Plants on record
4
Since 2012
Species recorded
1
Average size
3.6 in
Elevation
8,928.5 ft
Access and facts
- Water type
- high alpine
- Facilities
- camping
High-elevation (about 8,990 ft) backcountry lake in the Boulder River drainage, reached by trail (roughly 7-7.5 miles) up Four Mile Creek past Silver, Patient, and West Boulder Lakes, or up Speculator Creek. Best camping is in the meadow near the inlet; firewood available.
Sources: water_type , shore_notes , shore_notes , facilities , speciesFound
How Kaufman Lake (Falls Creek Lake) is stocked
Mirror Lake (12.9 mi), Rainbow Lake #2 (13.9 mi), Rainbow Lake 5 (14.2 mi), and Rainbow Lake #3 (14.2 mi) were stocked more recently.
Fish at Kaufman Lake (Falls Creek Lake)
Fishing Kaufman Lake (Falls Creek Lake) is most likely to be for Arctic Grayling. All 4 plants on record are Arctic Grayling.
Around the dates Kaufman Lake (Falls Creek Lake) is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 53°F in July. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Arctic Grayling 4 plants
- Plants
- 4 of 4
- Last stocked
- July 14, 2013
- Average length
- 3.6 in
Fish stocked per year
- 15,7502012
- 8,2252013
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2013 | Arctic Grayling | 7,500 | 1.5 in | report |
| July 14, 2013 | Arctic Grayling | 725 | 6.5 in | report |
| July 9, 2012 | Arctic Grayling | 15,000 | 1 in | report |
| July 9, 2012 | Arctic Grayling | 750 | 5.3 in | report |
Species found here
Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.
- Yellowstone cutthroat trout : Listed as a common, self-sustaining population in FWP's Mountain Lakes Guide; only Arctic grayling is part of this lake's recorded stocking history. (source)
Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.