Last stocked
August 4, 2024
Plants on record
8
Since 2011
Species recorded
1
Average size
1.8 in
Elevation
7,605.2 ft
How Margaret Lake is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of August. In 2024 it was August 4, 2024, about when it usually is.
No plants recorded in 7 years between 2011 and 2024.
Crystal Lake (6.8 mi), Wood Lake (15.4 mi), Nilan Reservoir (16.9 mi), Coopers Lake (17.3 mi), and Willow Creek Reservoir (21.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Crystal Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Wood Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, and Coopers Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.
Fish at Margaret Lake
Fishing Margaret Lake is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. All 8 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout.
Around the dates Margaret Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 53.7°F in August, 55.5°F in July. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Cutthroat Trout 8 plants
- Plants
- 8 of 8
- Last stocked
- August 4, 2024
- Average length
- 1.8 in
Fish stocked per year
- 5,0002011
- 5,0002012
- 4902014
- 2,5002015
- 7452020
- 7,3002021
- 5,0002024
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2024 | Cutthroat Trout | 5,000 | 1.5 in | report |
| August 26, 2021 | Cutthroat Trout | 2,300 | 2 in | report |
| July 14, 2021 | Cutthroat Trout | 5,000 | 1.4 in | report |
| July 20, 2020 | Cutthroat Trout | 745 | 2.83 in | report |
| August 11, 2015 | Cutthroat Trout | 2,500 | 1 in | report |
| July 28, 2014 | Cutthroat Trout | 490 | 2.3 in | report |
| August 8, 2012 | Cutthroat Trout | 5,000 | 1 in | report |
| August 9, 2011 | Cutthroat Trout | 5,000 | 2 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.