Where to Fish Boulder Lake


Boulder Lake is a very large (107.5 acres), remote glacial cirque lake located within designated Wilderness in the Gold Creek drainage near Missoula at 6,488 ft elevation. This is the largest lake within the Rattlesnake Wilderness Area.

Size: 107.5 acres
Elevation: 6488 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 and USFS Trail #333. From here, it is a ~ 5.5 mile hike on Trail #333 to Boulder Lake.
Status of the Fishery:
Township/Range/Section: 15N 18W 11
Latitude/Longitude: 47.0747 -113.83572
FWP Region: Region 2  
County: Missoula
Fishing District: Western
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 72 72
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