Hope Lake fishing

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

Last stocked

July 1, 2026

Plants on record

5

Since 2018

Species recorded

1

Average size

3.3 in

Elevation

9,587 ft

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How Hope Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of July. In 2026 it was July 1, 2026, about when it usually is.

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

Fish at Hope Lake

Fishing Hope Lake is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. All 5 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout.

Cutthroat Trout 5 plants
Plants
5 of 5
Last stocked
July 1, 2026
Average length
3.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 3992018
  • 4002020
  • 3982022
  • 2512024
  • 2492026

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 1, 2026 Cutthroat Trout 249 3.3 in report
July 1, 2024 Cutthroat Trout 251 3.2 in report
July 1, 2022 Cutthroat Trout 398 3.4 in report
July 1, 2020 Cutthroat Trout 400 3.3 in report
August 1, 2018 Cutthroat Trout 399 3.4 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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