Long Lake fishing

Long Lake fishing has Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.4 times a year since 2018, most often in June and July. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Long Lake
Photo: David Killam / Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress), Public domain
Last stocked
July 2026
Cutthroat Trout
Plants on record
13
Since 2018
Species recorded
2
Average size
6.8 in
Elevation
9,649 ft

Fish at Long Lake

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last July 2021 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked July 2021 · avg 5.1 in · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Long Lake is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

No plants recorded in 2025.

Fish stocked in 2018

2,943

Fish stocked in 2019

3,152

Fish stocked in 2020

3,010

Fish stocked in 2021

2,518

Fish stocked in 2022

1,275

Fish stocked in 2023

1,254

Fish stocked in 2024

1,374

Fish stocked in 2026

1,353

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2026Cutthroat Trout1,3538.6 inreport
June 2024Cutthroat Trout1,3747.5 inreport
June 2023Cutthroat Trout1,2547.9 inreport
June 2022Cutthroat Trout1,2758.2 inreport
September 2021Cutthroat Trout1,1024.4 inreport
July 2021Cutthroat Trout7008.3 inreport
July 2021Rainbow Trout7165.2 inreport
June 2020Cutthroat Trout1,6327.5 inreport
June 2020Rainbow Trout1,3784.9 inreport
July 2019Cutthroat Trout1,6477.8 inreport
July 2019Rainbow Trout1,5055.2 inreport
July 2018Cutthroat Trout1,4437.3 inreport
July 2018Rainbow Trout1,5005 inreport

Access and facts

The Beartooth Highway (US 212) crosses Long Lake's outlet on the Long Lake Bridge, near milepost 31.2.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

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

About Long Lake

Nearest lakes

Camping near Long Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Long Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Greenough Lake camping (8.9 miles), Limber Pine camping (9 miles), Parkside camping (9.4 miles), Rattin camping (13.2 miles), and Sheridan camping (14.3 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Long Lake

Long Lake is inside Shoshone National Forest.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Long Lake?

Fishing Long Lake usually means Cutthroat Trout: Cutthroat Trout accounts for 9 of 13 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked July 2026, averaging 7.5 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked July 2021, averaging 5.1 in.

When is Long Lake stocked?

Last stocked July 2026. It is stocked about 1.4 times a year since 2018, most often in June and July. No plants recorded in 2025.

How big are the fish stocked at Long Lake?

Stocked fish average 6.8 in. Cutthroat Trout average 7.5 in. Rainbow Trout average 5.1 in.

How do you get on Long Lake?

The Beartooth Highway (US 212) crosses Long Lake's outlet on the Long Lake Bridge, near milepost 31.2.

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