Where to Fish Bull Lake


Bull Lake is a small (8.9 acres), valley depression lake located within designated Wilderness in the Gold Creek drainage near Missoula at 6,099 ft elevation. Much of the lake shoreline was burned in a recent forest fire.

Size: 8.9 acres
Elevation: 6099 ft
Directions: Access to Boulder Lake can most easily be obtained by taking USFS Road #126 (Gold Creek Road) off of U.S. Highway 200 east of Missoula. Travel on Road #126 for ~6 miles, then USFS Road #2103 for ~ 5 miles and finally USFS Road #4323 for ~ 5 miles to the West Fork Gold Creek Trailhead. There is no trail to Bull Lake and access requires a ~ 0.6 mile hike through a recent burn with extensive downfall.
Status of the Fishery:
Township/Range/Section: 15N 18W 26
Latitude/Longitude: 47.03244 -113.8291
FWP Region: Region 2  
County: Missoula
Fishing District: Western
Type: MTNLAKE
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Year Angler Days Std. Error
2021 194 194
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