Emerald Lake fishing

Emerald Lake fishing has Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2010, most often in July and August.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
July 2026
Cutthroat Trout
Plants on record
9
Since 2010
Species recorded
1
Average size
3.3 in
Elevation
10,261 ft

Fish at Emerald Lake

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

How Emerald Lake is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

No plants recorded in 8 years between 2010 and 2026.

Fish stocked in 2010

2,241

Fish stocked in 2012

2,489

Fish stocked in 2014

2,509

Fish stocked in 2016

2,520

Fish stocked in 2018

2,499

Fish stocked in 2020

2,509

Fish stocked in 2022

2,504

Fish stocked in 2024

2,512

Fish stocked in 2026

2,499

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2026Cutthroat Trout2,4993.3 inreport
July 2024Cutthroat Trout2,5123 inreport
July 2022Cutthroat Trout2,5043.3 inreport
July 2020Cutthroat Trout2,5093.4 inreport
August 2018Cutthroat Trout2,4993.4 inreport
July 2016Cutthroat Trout2,5203.2 inreport
August 2014Cutthroat Trout2,5093.5 inreport
July 2012Cutthroat Trout2,4893.5 inreport
August 2010Cutthroat Trout2,2413.2 inreport

Access and facts

Walk-in only: Edelman Trail #025 runs 11.5 miles one way from Edelman Trailhead (about 9,280 ft; vault toilet, horse-trailer parking; from Greybull take Highway 14 east about 32 miles, then FSR 17 south 25 miles) and reaches the lake at 10,250 ft, at Edelman Pass.

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

Nearest lakes

Hope Lake 4.2 mi last stocked July 2026 Poacher Lake 5.8 mi last stocked July 2022 Upper Medicine Lodge Lake 5.8 mi last stocked July 2026 Lower Paint Rock Lake 5.9 mi last stocked October 2021 Lower Medicine Lodge Lake 6.2 mi last stocked July 2026

Camping near Emerald Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Emerald Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Ranger Creek camping (11.5 miles), Shell Creek camping (12.4 miles), and West Tensleep Lake camping (14.4 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Emerald Lake

Emerald 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 Emerald Lake?

Fishing Emerald Lake usually means Cutthroat Trout. All 9 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked July 2026, averaging 3.3 in.

When is Emerald Lake stocked?

Last stocked July 2026. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2010, most often in July and August. No plants recorded in 8 years between 2010 and 2026.

How big are the fish stocked at Emerald Lake?

Cutthroat Trout stocked at Emerald Lake average 3.3 in.

How do you get on Emerald Lake?

Walk-in only: Edelman Trail #025 runs 11.5 miles one way from Edelman Trailhead (about 9,280 ft; vault toilet, horse-trailer parking; from Greybull take Highway 14 east about 32 miles, then FSR 17 south 25 miles) and reaches the lake at 10,250 ft, at Edelman Pass.

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