Fish Lake fishing

Fish Lake fishing has Brook Trout and Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 1997, most often in June and July. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked
July 2026
Cutthroat Trout
Plants on record
30
Since 1997
Species recorded
2
Average size
4.2 in
Elevation
6,451 ft

Fish at Fish Lake

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brook Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last July 2000 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked July 2000 · avg 2.9 in · 4 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Fish Lake is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

No plants recorded in 2014.

Fish stocked in 1997

5,032

Fish stocked in 1998

4,578

Fish stocked in 1999

5,040

Fish stocked in 2000

4,941

Fish stocked in 2001

4,830

Fish stocked in 2002

4,615

Fish stocked in 2003

4,998

Fish stocked in 2004

4,274

Fish stocked in 2005

5,000

Fish stocked in 2006

4,494

Fish stocked in 2007

5,100

Fish stocked in 2008

5,005

Fish stocked in 2009

5,004

Fish stocked in 2010

4,228

Fish stocked in 2011

3,996

Fish stocked in 2012

4,998

Fish stocked in 2013

4,060

Fish stocked in 2015

5,010

Fish stocked in 2016

2,262

Fish stocked in 2017

4,602

Fish stocked in 2018

2,009

Fish stocked in 2019

2,943

Fish stocked in 2020

2,496

Fish stocked in 2021

2,500

Fish stocked in 2022

2,506

Fish stocked in 2023

2,300

Fish stocked in 2024

2,746

Fish stocked in 2025

2,694

Fish stocked in 2026

2,499

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2026Cutthroat Trout2,4995.6 inreport
July 2025Cutthroat Trout2,6945.8 inreport
July 2024Cutthroat Trout2,7465.9 inreport
July 2023Cutthroat Trout2,3006.2 inreport
July 2022Cutthroat Trout2,5065.8 inreport
July 2021Cutthroat Trout2,5006.1 inreport
July 2020Cutthroat Trout2,4965.9 inreport
July 2019Cutthroat Trout2,9435.4 inreport
July 2018Cutthroat Trout2,0095.6 inreport
September 2017Cutthroat Trout1,9984.3 inreport
July 2017Cutthroat Trout2,6044.7 inreport
June 2016Cutthroat Trout2,2624.6 inreport
June 2015Cutthroat Trout5,0104.6 inreport
June 2013Cutthroat Trout4,0604.7 inreport
June 2012Cutthroat Trout4,9985.1 inreport
July 2011Cutthroat Trout3,9965.4 inreport
June 2010Cutthroat Trout4,2284.7 inreport
June 2009Cutthroat Trout5,0044.3 inreport
September 2008Cutthroat Trout5,0052 inreport
October 2007Cutthroat Trout5,1002 inreport
October 2006Cutthroat Trout4,4941.8 inreport
July 2005Cutthroat Trout5,0001.5 inreport
August 2004Cutthroat Trout4,2742.9 inreport
June 2003Cutthroat Trout4,9982.4 inreport
June 2002Cutthroat Trout4,6153 inreport
June 2001Cutthroat Trout4,8303 inreport
July 2000Brook Trout4,9413.3 inreport
July 1999Brook Trout5,0403.1 inreport
June 1998Brook Trout4,5782.8 inreport
June 1997Brook Trout5,0322.6 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

Grassy Lake Reservoir 6.4 mi last stocked June 2026 Jackpine Creek 10.8 mi last stocked June 2003 Jackson Lake 20.5 mi last stocked June 2006 Two Ocean Lake 25.6 mi last stocked July 2015 Gravel Lake 29 mi last stocked July 2025

Public land at Fish Lake

Fish Lake is inside Caribou-Targhee National Forest and Winegar Hole Wilderness.

It is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Yellowstone National Park.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Fish Lake?

Fishing Fish Lake usually means Cutthroat Trout: Cutthroat Trout accounts for 26 of 30 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked July 2026, averaging 4.4 in. Brook Trout was last stocked July 2000, averaging 2.9 in.

When is Fish Lake stocked?

Last stocked July 2026. It is stocked about once a year since 1997, most often in June and July. No plants recorded in 2014.

How big are the fish stocked at Fish Lake?

Stocked fish average 4.2 in. Cutthroat Trout average 4.4 in. Brook Trout average 2.9 in.