Native Lake fishing

Native Lake fishing is stocked with Cutthroat Trout on a high alpine lake. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 2019, most often in July and August.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
July 2025
Cutthroat Trout
Plants on record
4
Since 2019
Species recorded
1
Average size
3.3 in
Elevation
9,778 ft

Fish at Native Lake

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

How Native Lake is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

No plants recorded in 2020, 2022, and 2024.

Fish stocked in 2019

653

Fish stocked in 2021

712

Fish stocked in 2023

653

Fish stocked in 2025

390

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2025Cutthroat Trout3903.3 inreport
July 2023Cutthroat Trout6533 inreport
July 2021Cutthroat Trout7123.4 inreport
August 2019Cutthroat Trout6533.5 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
high alpine

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

Nearest lakes

Camping near Native Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Native Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Greenough Lake camping (11 miles), Limber Pine camping (11.1 miles), and Parkside camping (11.5 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Native Lake

Native Lake is inside Shoshone National Forest.

It is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Native Lake?

Fishing Native Lake usually means Cutthroat Trout. All 4 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked July 2025, averaging 3.3 in.

When is Native Lake stocked?

Last stocked July 2025. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 2019, most often in July and August. No plants recorded in 2020, 2022, and 2024.

How big are the fish stocked at Native Lake?

Cutthroat Trout stocked at Native Lake average 3.3 in.

Which lakes near Native Lake were stocked more recently?

Beartooth Lake (3.1 mi) and Island Lake (4.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Beartooth Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout and Island Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

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