Twin Lakes fishing

Fishing at Twin Lakes has Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2011, most often in June and August.

Last stocked

June 13, 2025

Plants on record

16

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

4.2 in

Elevation

7,245.6 ft

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How Twin Lakes is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of August. In 2025 it was June 13, 2025, earlier than usual.

No plants recorded in 2023 and 2024.

Clark Canyon Reservoir (48.9 mi) was stocked more recently.

Fish at Twin Lakes

Fishing Twin Lakes is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. All 16 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout.

Around the dates Twin Lakes is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 50.4°F in June, 60.1°F in August, 61.8°F in July, 51.4°F in September. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Cutthroat Trout 16 plants
Plants
16 of 16
Last stocked
June 13, 2025
Average length
4.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fishing Twin Lakes

Twin Lakes contain rainbow trout stocked by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Twin Lakes are a pair of small sub-alpine lakes. Lower Twin Lakes is approximately 11 acres. Upper Twin Lakes is considerably smaller and located approximately .25 miles southwest of the lower lake.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,0002011
  • 1,0002012
  • 1,0012013
  • 1,0002014
  • 1,0002015
  • 9772016
  • 1,0082017
  • 1,0002018
  • 15,0882019
  • 8,0002020
  • 4,0002021
  • 5,0002022
  • 3,9902025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 16 plants Showing 16 plants

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 13, 2025 Cutthroat Trout 3,990 4.22 in report
June 27, 2022 Cutthroat Trout 1,000 4.97 in report
June 13, 2022 Cutthroat Trout 4,000 5 in report
June 16, 2021 Cutthroat Trout 4,000 4.81 in report
June 25, 2020 Cutthroat Trout 4,000 5.33 in report
June 25, 2020 Cutthroat Trout 4,000 5.32 in report
October 15, 2019 Cutthroat Trout 10,000 2.76 in report
June 11, 2019 Cutthroat Trout 5,088 5.63 in report
September 2, 2018 Cutthroat Trout 1,000 2.43 in report
August 10, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 1,008 2.25 in report
August 11, 2016 Cutthroat Trout 977 6.41 in report
August 19, 2015 Cutthroat Trout 1,000 1.75 in report
July 23, 2014 Cutthroat Trout 1,000 5.97 in report
July 26, 2013 Cutthroat Trout 1,001 1.81 in report
August 10, 2012 Cutthroat Trout 1,000 1.81 in report
August 18, 2011 Cutthroat Trout 1,000 6 in report
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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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