Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.1 in · 13 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideLyon Lake fishing
Lyon Lake fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2013, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 13
- Since 2013
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 4.1 in
- Elevation
- 2,005 ft
Fish at Lyon Lake
Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Lyon Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 2016 and 2017.
Fish stocked in 2013
3,800
Fish stocked in 2014
4,000
Fish stocked in 2015
2,000
Fish stocked in 2018
2,000
Fish stocked in 2019
2,000
Fish stocked in 2020
2,000
Fish stocked in 2021
2,000
Fish stocked in 2022
2,000
Fish stocked in 2023
1,500
Fish stocked in 2024
1,500
Fish stocked in 2025
500
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 1,500 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 1,500 | 4.1 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | 4 in | report |
| October 2021 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | 4.6 in | report |
| October 2020 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2019 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | 3.8 in | report |
| October 2018 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | 4.4 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | 3.7 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | 3.6 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | 3.5 in | report |
| October 2013 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | 4.3 in | report |
| October 2013 | Brook Trout | 1,800 | 4.3 in | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Stillwater
Remote 80-acre lake north of Stillwater Reservoir in the Five Ponds Wilderness. No public road reaches it: paddlers carry in from the north end of Raven Lake, which is reached on foot or bike by the Raven Lake corridor from the end of Necessary Dam Road.
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Common questions
What fish are at Lyon Lake?
Fishing Lyon Lake usually means Brook Trout. All 13 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.1 in.
When is Lyon Lake stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2013, most often in September and October. No plants recorded in 2016 and 2017.
How big are the fish stocked at Lyon Lake?
Brook Trout stocked at Lyon Lake average 4.1 in.
How do you get on Lyon Lake?
The nearest town is Stillwater. Remote 80-acre lake north of Stillwater Reservoir in the Five Ponds Wilderness. No public road reaches it: paddlers carry in from the north end of Raven Lake, which is reached on foot or bike by the Raven Lake corridor from the end of Necessary Dam Road.