Lena Lake fishing

Fishing at Lena Lake has Cutthroat Trout and Golden Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.4 times a year since 2014, most often in August and September. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

October 16, 2021

Plants on record

Since 2014

Species recorded

Average size

3 in

Elevation

5,942.6 ft

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How Lena Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of August. In 2021 it was October 16, 2021, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Lake Inez (3.6 mi), Lake Alva (5.2 mi), Seeley Lake (5.5 mi), and Pierce Lake (10.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Inez is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Lake Alva is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Seeley Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, and Pierce Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

Fish at Lena Lake

Fishing Lena Lake is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout accounts for 10 of 11 plants on record, ahead of Golden Trout.

Around the dates Lena Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 59.9°F in August, 50.8°F in September, 51.7°F in June, 35.8°F in October. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Cutthroat Trout 10 plants

Plants: 10 of 11
Last stocked: October 16, 2021
Average length: 3.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Golden Trout 1 plant

Plants: 1 of 11
Last stocked: September 4, 2014
Average length: 1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Golden Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

10,3292014
3,2832015
7,4002019
7,4002020
7,5522021

Stocking history

All species Cutthroat Trout Golden Trout

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
October 16, 2021	Cutthroat Trout	7,552	1.99 in	report
August 11, 2020	Cutthroat Trout	7,400	1 in	report
August 19, 2019	Cutthroat Trout	2,794	1.17 in	report
August 19, 2019	Cutthroat Trout	3,653	1.09 in	report
August 19, 2019	Cutthroat Trout	953	1.03 in	report
June 30, 2015	Cutthroat Trout	3,283	5.4 in	report
September 25, 2014	Cutthroat Trout	740	6 in	report
September 4, 2014	Golden Trout	1,000	1 in	report
August 27, 2014	Cutthroat Trout	7,400	1.6 in	report
August 12, 2014	Cutthroat Trout	840	5 in	report
August 5, 2014	Cutthroat Trout	349	8 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.