Lower Twin Lake fishing

Fishing at Lower Twin Lake has Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in July and September.

Last stocked

September 30, 2025

Plants on record

13

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

2.7 in

Elevation

6,538.7 ft

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How Lower Twin Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of September. In 2025 it was September 30, 2025, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 2012, 2014, and 2020.

Lake Como (13 mi), Moose Lake (44.5 mi), Missoula Kids Pond (54.8 mi), and Georgetown Lake (57.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Como is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Moose Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, and Missoula Kids Pond is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

Fish at Lower Twin Lake

Fishing Lower Twin Lake is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. All 13 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout.

Around the dates Lower Twin Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 51.1°F in September, 61.2°F in July, 60°F in August, 36.6°F in October. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Cutthroat Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 13
Last stocked
September 30, 2025
Average length
2.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fishing Lower Twin Lake

Lower Twin Lake is part of the Twin Lakes group, which contains rainbow trout. These trout are stocked by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Lower Twin Lakes itself is approximately 11 acres, providing a fishing spot for those seeking stocked fish.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 5,0002011
  • 20,0042013
  • 6,0002015
  • 3,5002016
  • 5,9002017
  • 5,4002018
  • 6,0002019
  • 6,0002021
  • 6,0002022
  • 5,4002023
  • 6,0002024
  • 6,0002025

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 30, 2025 Cutthroat Trout 6,000 2.23 in report
October 3, 2024 Cutthroat Trout 6,000 1.85 in report
September 28, 2023 Cutthroat Trout 5,400 2.06 in report
September 2, 2022 Cutthroat Trout 6,000 2.24 in report
September 1, 2021 Cutthroat Trout 6,000 2.35 in report
August 15, 2019 Cutthroat Trout 6,000 2.1 in report
August 29, 2018 Cutthroat Trout 5,400 2.43 in report
September 28, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 5,900 2.3 in report
September 1, 2016 Cutthroat Trout 3,500 6.89 in report
August 12, 2015 Cutthroat Trout 6,000 1.7 in report
July 26, 2013 Cutthroat Trout 10,002 1.81 in report
July 26, 2013 Cutthroat Trout 10,002 1.81 in report
July 21, 2011 Cutthroat Trout 5,000 5.59 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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