Mystery Lake fishing

Mystery Lake fishing: not stocked since July 2023. It was stocked with Cutthroat Trout on a high alpine lake.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
July 2023
Cutthroat Trout
Plants on record
3
Since 2021
Species recorded
1
Average size
5.2 in
Elevation
9,392 ft

Fish at Mystery Lake

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

How Mystery Lake is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Brooks Lake (3.5 mi), Clendenning Lake (4.2 mi), Wind River Lake (5.4 mi), Lost Lake (6.1 mi), and Pelham Lake (7.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Brooks Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Wind River Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Lost Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, and Pelham Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

Fish stocked in 2021

750

Fish stocked in 2022

770

Fish stocked in 2023

551

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2023Cutthroat Trout5513.7 inreport
July 2022Cutthroat Trout7705.8 inreport
July 2021Cutthroat Trout7506.1 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
high alpine

A 6.3-acre alpine lake, up to 30 feet deep, in the Teton Wilderness's upper Cub Creek drainage about five miles north of Brooks Lake near Togwotee Pass. Naturally fishless; WGFD removed non-native trout in 2016, then packed native Snake River cutthroat in on horseback in 2021 and 2022.

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.

Nearest lakes

Public land at Mystery Lake

Mystery Lake is inside Teton Wilderness.

It is 0.8 miles outside the edge of Shoshone National Forest.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Mystery Lake?

Fishing Mystery Lake usually means Cutthroat Trout. All 3 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked July 2023, averaging 5.2 in.

When is Mystery Lake stocked?

Not stocked since July 2023.

How big are the fish stocked at Mystery Lake?

Cutthroat Trout stocked at Mystery Lake average 5.2 in.

How do you get on Mystery Lake?

A 6.3-acre alpine lake, up to 30 feet deep, in the Teton Wilderness's upper Cub Creek drainage about five miles north of Brooks Lake near Togwotee Pass. Naturally fishless; WGFD removed non-native trout in 2016, then packed native Snake River cutthroat in on horseback in 2021 and 2022.

Which lakes near Mystery Lake were stocked more recently?

Brooks Lake (3.5 mi), Clendenning Lake (4.2 mi), Wind River Lake (5.4 mi), Lost Lake (6.1 mi), and Pelham Lake (7.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Brooks Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Wind River Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Lost Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, and Pelham Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

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