Where to Fish Cliff Lake


The eb population fluctuates by periodic winterkill. The fishery will always be changing and/or may die out in a hard winter. Periodic winterkill is allowing fish to grow larger by keeping population numbers low. Spawning areas are not evident. MFWP sampled in 06 no fish netted or seen seen. 2012 survey caught 9 EB in 14.5 hr net set.

Size: 6.6 acres
Elevation: 9380.8 ft
Directions: Get off the Goose Lake Jeep Trail just before long lake (trail is on south side of long lake outlet). Hike east to trail 31then north to sky Top Creek and head southeast(cross sky Top Creek) at the confluence with lower Aero Creek. No trail exists.
Status of the Fishery:
Township/Range/Section: 08S 15E 33
Latitude/Longitude: 45.08604 -109.8633
FWP Region: Region 5 
County: Park
Fishing District: Central
Type: MTNLAKE
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Year Species Abbrv Length Weight M/C Count Sex Mort Hook Scar Disease Scales Otolith Fin Clip Tag Comment Genetics Age Stomach Intercept Slope Gear Equipment Trip Date Pass/Run Water Section Lat/Down Lon/Down Lat/Up Lon/Up Agency Start Depth End Depth
Year Angler Days Std. Error
2020 144 144
2017 587 523
2015 116 116
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