Smeller Lake is a high elevation lake located at 9084 feet. It sits in a cirque surrounded by steep rock and talus slopes. The lake is clear and very deep. The lake is managed as a Yellowstone cutthroat trout fishery.
Smeller Lake
| Size: | 20.24 acres |
| Elevation: | 9090 ft |
| Directions: | Start at the Rock Creek trailhead. Follow that trail until it connects with Smeller lake trail which involves fording Rock Creek. Follow the trail up Smeller Creek, climbing until you reach the lake. You must cross private land to access the trailhead. |
| Status of the Fishery: | In August of 2014 an FWP crew sampled the lake using a gill net. Yellowstone cutthroat trout were the the only fish present. The average size of the fish in that sample was 12.8 inches. |
| Township/Range/Section: | 3N 11E 13 |
| Latitude/Longitude: | 46.00435 -110.30213 |
| FWP Region: | Region 3 |
| County: | |
| Fishing District: | Central |
| Type: | MTNLAKE |
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| Waterbody | Section | Species | Count | AveLength | StdDevLength | MinLength | MaxLength | AveWeight | StdDevWeight | MinWeight | MaxWeight |
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| Waterbody | Year | Section | Species | Count | AveLength | StdDevLength | MinLength | MaxLength | AveWeight | StdDevWeight | MinWeight | MaxWeight |
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This is a preview, all fields will be visible by selecting a download option. For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams.
| 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 |
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No fishing pressure information found.
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No Gauging Stations found.
There is no fish consumption advisory for this waterbody.
