Sawtooth Lake fishing

Sawtooth Lake fishing has Tiger Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2024, most often in July. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked
July 2025
Tiger Trout
Plants on record
2
Since 2024
Species recorded
1
Average size
5.1 in
Elevation
9,234 ft

Fish at Sawtooth Lake

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Tiger Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last July 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked July 2025 · avg 5.1 in · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger Trout species guide

How Sawtooth Lake is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Long Lake (3.5 mi) and Island Lake (4.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Island Lake is also stocked with Tiger Trout.

Fish stocked in 2024

2,000

Fish stocked in 2025

300

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2025Tiger Trout3005.4 inreport
July 2024Tiger Trout2,0004.8 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

Rainbow Lake 2.8 mi last stocked July 2025 Long Lake 3.5 mi last stocked July 2026 Daphnia Lake 3.9 mi last stocked July 2025 Island Lake 4.6 mi last stocked July 2026 Snyder Lake 5.1 mi last stocked July 2025

Camping near Sawtooth Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Sawtooth Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Greenough Lake camping (11.4 miles), Limber Pine camping (11.5 miles), and Parkside camping (11.8 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Sawtooth Lake

Sawtooth Lake is inside Shoshone National Forest.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Sawtooth Lake?

Fishing Sawtooth Lake usually means Tiger Trout. All 2 plants on record are Tiger Trout. Tiger Trout was last stocked July 2025, averaging 5.1 in.

When is Sawtooth Lake stocked?

Last stocked July 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2024, most often in July.

How big are the fish stocked at Sawtooth Lake?

Tiger Trout stocked at Sawtooth Lake average 5.1 in.

Which lakes near Sawtooth Lake were stocked more recently?

Long Lake (3.5 mi) and Island Lake (4.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Island Lake is also stocked with Tiger Trout.