Splake Stocked · 9 plants · last July 2026 Last stocked July 2026 · avg 3.4 in · 9 plants
Splake species guideLower Medicine Lodge Lake fishing
Lower Medicine Lodge Lake fishing has Splake and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 2010, most often in July and August. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- July 2026
- Splake
- Plants on record
- 11
- Since 2010
- Species recorded
- 2
- Average size
- 3.5 in
- Elevation
- 9,120 ft
Fish at Lower Medicine Lodge Lake
Splake Stocked · 9 plants · last July 2026 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last July 2012 Best: dawn, dusk How Lower Medicine Lodge Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 8 years between 2010 and 2026.
Fish stocked in 2010
5,380
Fish stocked in 2012
6,078
Fish stocked in 2014
1,530
Fish stocked in 2016
1,530
Fish stocked in 2018
1,568
Fish stocked in 2020
2,083
Fish stocked in 2022
1,392
Fish stocked in 2024
1,040
Fish stocked in 2026
845
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Splake | 845 | 3.7 in | report |
| July 2024 | Splake | 1,040 | 3.3 in | report |
| July 2022 | Splake | 1,392 | 3.5 in | report |
| July 2020 | Splake | 2,083 | 3.5 in | report |
| August 2018 | Splake | 1,568 | 2.6 in | report |
| July 2016 | Splake | 1,530 | 3.4 in | report |
| August 2014 | Splake | 1,530 | 3.3 in | report |
| July 2012 | Splake | 1,320 | 3.8 in | report |
| July 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 4,758 | 3.1 in | report |
| September 2010 | Rainbow Trout | 4,000 | 5 in | report |
| August 2010 | Splake | 1,380 | 3.1 in | report |
Access and facts
Reached via the non-motorized Lower Medicine Lodge Trail (#354), a 1.3-mile hike from Forest Road 322, in the Bighorn National Forest's Medicine Wheel Ranger District. The closest developed camping is Medicine Lodge Lake Campground on neighboring Upper Medicine Lodge Lake, off Forest Road 17.
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Nearest lakes
Camping near Lower Medicine Lodge Lake
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Lower Medicine Lodge Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Ranger Creek camping (10.9 miles), Shell Creek camping (11.7 miles), and West Tensleep Lake camping (13.7 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Public land at Lower Medicine Lodge Lake
Lower Medicine Lodge Lake is inside Bighorn National Forest.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Lower Medicine Lodge Lake?
Fishing Lower Medicine Lodge Lake usually means Splake: Splake accounts for 9 of 11 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Splake was last stocked July 2026, averaging 3.4 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked July 2012, averaging 4.1 in.
When is Lower Medicine Lodge Lake stocked?
Last stocked July 2026. It is stocked about 0.6 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 Lower Medicine Lodge Lake?
Stocked fish average 3.5 in. Splake average 3.4 in. Rainbow Trout average 4.1 in.
How do you get on Lower Medicine Lodge Lake?
Reached via the non-motorized Lower Medicine Lodge Trail (#354), a 1.3-mile hike from Forest Road 322, in the Bighorn National Forest's Medicine Wheel Ranger District. The closest developed camping is Medicine Lodge Lake Campground on neighboring Upper Medicine Lodge Lake, off Forest Road 17.