Ring Lake fishing

Fishing at Ring Lake has Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2020, most often in May and September. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

September 1, 2026

Plants on record

8

Since 2020

Species recorded

2

Average size

8.2 in

Elevation

7,408 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Dubois, WY

Ring Lake lies along the west shore of the Torrey Lake Historic District, a former 1920s resort club later converted into a working cattle ranch, in the Torrey Creek valley southeast of Dubois. It shares its shoreline with neighboring Lake Julia and Torrey Lake.

Sources: nearest_town , shore_notes

How Ring Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of September. In 2026 it was September 1, 2026, about when it usually is.

Fish at Ring Lake

Fishing Ring Lake is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 7 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Cutthroat Trout.

Rainbow Trout 7 plants
Plants
7 of 8
Last stocked
September 1, 2026
Average length
8.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Cutthroat Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 8
Last stocked
August 1, 2023
Average length
4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,9762020
  • 1,8012021
  • 2,1112022
  • 3,2402023
  • 1,8092024
  • 1,8002025
  • 1,8002026

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2026 Rainbow Trout 1,800 9.2 in report
September 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,800 8.4 in report
May 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,809 8.2 in report
September 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,998 8.8 in report
August 1, 2023 Cutthroat Trout 1,242 4 in report
September 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 2,111 9.5 in report
September 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 1,801 8.7 in report
September 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,976 8.7 in report

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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