Brown Bear Lake fishing

Brown Bear Lake fishing has Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 2018, most often in July and August.

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Last stocked
July 2026
Cutthroat Trout
Plants on record
5
Since 2018
Species recorded
1
Average size
3.3 in
Elevation
8,993 ft

Fish at Brown Bear Lake

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

How Brown Bear Lake is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

No plants recorded in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025.

Fish stocked in 2018

959

Fish stocked in 2020

960

Fish stocked in 2022

960

Fish stocked in 2024

960

Fish stocked in 2026

308

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2026Cutthroat Trout3083.3 inreport
July 2024Cutthroat Trout9603.2 inreport
July 2022Cutthroat Trout9603.4 inreport
July 2020Cutthroat Trout9603.3 inreport
August 2018Cutthroat Trout9593.4 inreport

Access and facts

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Wyoming Game and Fish Department before you go.

Nearest lakes

Sherd Lake 1.8 mi last stocked July 2026 Long Lake 2.1 mi last stocked July 2026 Ringbone Lake 2.2 mi last stocked July 2026 Lame Deer Lake 2.6 mi last stocked July 2026 West Tensleep Lake 10 mi last stocked June 2020

Camping near Brown Bear Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Brown Bear Lake's mapped point, nearest first: South Fork camping (4.1 miles), Tie Hack camping (4.5 miles), Middle Fork camping (5.1 miles), Lost Cabin camping (7.4 miles), and West Tensleep Lake camping (10 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Brown Bear Lake

Brown Bear Lake is inside Bighorn National Forest and Cloud Peak Wilderness.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Brown Bear Lake?

Fishing Brown Bear Lake usually means Cutthroat Trout. All 5 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked July 2026, averaging 3.3 in.

When is Brown Bear Lake stocked?

Last stocked July 2026. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 2018, most often in July and August. No plants recorded in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025.

How big are the fish stocked at Brown Bear Lake?

Cutthroat Trout stocked at Brown Bear Lake average 3.3 in.