Pilgrim Lake 1 fishing

Fishing at Pilgrim Lake 1 has Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.2 times a year since 2012, most often in August.

Last stocked

August 10, 2017

Plants on record

7

Since 2012

Species recorded

1

Average size

1.2 in

Elevation

6,338.8 ft

How Pilgrim Lake 1 is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of August. In 2017 it was August 10, 2017, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2015.

Handkerchief Lake (2.9 mi), Blue Lake (5.8 mi), Clayton Lake (6.2 mi), and Wildcat Lake (7.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Handkerchief Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Blue Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Clayton Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, and Wildcat Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

Fish at Pilgrim Lake 1

Fishing Pilgrim Lake 1 is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. All 7 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout.

Around the dates Pilgrim Lake 1 is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 56.5°F in August. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Cutthroat Trout 7 plants
Plants
7 of 7
Last stocked
August 10, 2017
Average length
1.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 9,0002012
  • 9,0002013
  • 9,0002014
  • 4,5002016
  • 10,0002017

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
August 10, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 10,000 1.36 in report
August 24, 2016 Cutthroat Trout 4,500 2.01 in report
August 5, 2014 Cutthroat Trout 4,500 1 in report
August 5, 2014 Cutthroat Trout 4,500 1 in report
August 6, 2013 Cutthroat Trout 4,500 1 in report
August 6, 2013 Cutthroat Trout 4,500 1 in report
August 8, 2012 Cutthroat Trout 9,000 1 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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