Upper Red Rock Lake fishing: Rainbow Trout, Arctic Grayling, Brook Trout

Target species: Rainbow Trout, Arctic Grayling, Brook Trout

The lake

Upper Red Rock Lake covers 2,990 acres in Montana, across Beaverhead County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 5 feet (1.5 m). Our records hold 3 species for this water.

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Forest Service Northern Region from Missoula, MT, USA · Public domain

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 5 ft (1.5 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 9 depth contour lines for this water.

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  • 0–1 ft: 7.4% of the water
  • 1–2 ft: 14.2% of the water
  • 2–3 ft: 16.4% of the water
  • 3–4 ft: 17.3% of the water
  • 4–5 ft: 44.8% of the water

3 target fish, led by Rainbow Trout

  • Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Arctic Grayling — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Brook Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.

Stocking: 9,391 fish, 1947–1961

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks records list 9,391 fish released into this water from 1947 to 1961. The latest stocking on record is from 1961, more than three years ago.

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USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain
  • Rainbow Trout: 9,000 in 1947–1948
  • Arctic Grayling: 391 in 1961

Where this data comes from

  • Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.