Petes Lake fishing

Petes Lake fishing has Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 4.1 times a year since 2020, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked
June 2026
Cutthroat Trout
Plants on record
29
Since 2020
Species recorded
2
Average size
10.3 in
Elevation
9,432 ft

Fish at Petes Lake

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 21 plants · last May 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 2026 · avg 10.4 in · 21 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Petes Lake is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Leg Lake (6.6 mi) and Thumb Lake (7.7 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish stocked in 2020

216

Fish stocked in 2021

1,411

Fish stocked in 2022

1,493

Fish stocked in 2023

2,959

Fish stocked in 2024

2,303

Fish stocked in 2025

1,946

Fish stocked in 2026

2,204

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 2026Cutthroat Trout55110 inreport
May 2026Cutthroat Trout55210.1 inreport
May 2026Rainbow Trout5518.8 inreport
March 2026Rainbow Trout5508.3 inreport
November 2025Rainbow Trout20114 inreport
June 2025Cutthroat Trout4529.5 inreport
June 2025Rainbow Trout42510.4 inreport
June 2025Rainbow Trout798.4 inreport
June 2025Cutthroat Trout25213.4 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout5377.9 inreport
October 2024Rainbow Trout5006.3 inreport
June 2024Rainbow Trout20111.8 inreport
June 2024Rainbow Trout5528.4 inreport
April 2024Cutthroat Trout5509.2 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout5008 inreport
November 2023Rainbow Trout18020.2 inreport
July 2023Cutthroat Trout5259.4 inreport
July 2023Rainbow Trout1,2048.3 inreport
June 2023Rainbow Trout4999.2 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout5519 inreport
December 2022Rainbow Trout22014.6 inreport
June 2022Cutthroat Trout50010.2 inreport
June 2022Rainbow Trout739.5 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout7009 inreport
December 2021Rainbow Trout20913.7 inreport
June 2021Cutthroat Trout5009.4 inreport
June 2021Rainbow Trout20210.1 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout5008.9 inreport
December 2020Rainbow Trout21614 inreport

Access and facts

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

Nearest lakes

Frye Lake 4.8 mi last stocked May 2026 Leg Lake 6.6 mi last stocked July 2026 Thumb Lake 7.7 mi last stocked July 2026 Upper Silas Lake 8.1 mi last stocked July 2022 Fiddlers Lake 8.9 mi last stocked June 2026

Public land at Petes Lake

Petes Lake is inside Shoshone National Forest.

It is 0.4 miles outside the edge of Popo Agie Wilderness.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Petes Lake?

Fishing Petes Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 21 of 29 plants on record, ahead of Cutthroat Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2026, averaging 10.4 in. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked June 2026, averaging 10.2 in.

When is Petes Lake stocked?

Last stocked June 2026. It is stocked about 4.1 times a year since 2020, most often in May and June.

How big are the fish stocked at Petes Lake?

Stocked fish average 10.3 in. Rainbow Trout average 10.4 in. Cutthroat Trout average 10.2 in.

Which lakes near Petes Lake were stocked more recently?

Leg Lake (6.6 mi) and Thumb Lake (7.7 mi) were stocked more recently.