Firebox Lake fishing

Fishing at Firebox Lake is on a high alpine lake, stocked with Brook Trout. It is stocked about once a year since 2016, most often in July and August. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

August 1, 2026

Plants on record

11

Since 2016

Species recorded

1

Average size

4.3 in

Elevation

9,610 ft

Access and facts

Water type
high alpine

A roughly 4-acre subalpine lake in the Medicine Bow National Forest's Snowy Range at about 9,590 feet elevation, with a maximum depth near 4 feet. The forest's own fishing guide lists brook trout as the species present there.

Sources: water_type , shore_notes

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How Firebox Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of July. In 2026 it was August 1, 2026, later than usual.

Sand Lake (4.8 mi) was stocked more recently.

Fish at Firebox Lake

Fishing Firebox Lake is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 11 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 11 plants
Plants
11 of 11
Last stocked
August 1, 2026
Average length
4.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 5512016
  • 5502017
  • 5602018
  • 9802019
  • 4342020
  • 5182021
  • 5202022
  • 5252023
  • 5002024
  • 5502025
  • 5502026

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
August 1, 2026 Brook Trout 550 4.6 in report
July 1, 2025 Brook Trout 550 6 in report
August 1, 2024 Brook Trout 500 3.6 in report
July 1, 2023 Brook Trout 525 5.1 in report
July 1, 2022 Brook Trout 520 4 in report
July 1, 2021 Brook Trout 518 4.1 in report
July 1, 2020 Brook Trout 434 4.3 in report
July 1, 2019 Brook Trout 980 3.3 in report
July 1, 2018 Brook Trout 560 4 in report
July 1, 2017 Brook Trout 550 3.7 in report
July 1, 2016 Brook Trout 551 4.2 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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