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Surprise Lake

This lake was producing the trophy fishery as intended. We've stopped its 8 year stocking rotation to account for the natural reproduction. FWP sampled in 2017. Caught 4 YCT in a 4.5 hr net set and 4 YCT with 1 hr of angling. Last 2 FWP surveys caught YCT 6-14 inches

Waterbody Information

Size:	7.1 acres
Elevation:	9922 ft
Directions:	Long Lake toward lady of the lake then n to Broadwater River up n side of Skytop Creek to Aero Creek. Then s to cliff-sliver-moccasin-weasel-surprise.
Status of the Fishery:
Township/Range/Section:	08S 15E 35
Latitude/Longitude:	45.0878 -109.83146
FWP Region:	Region 5
County:	Park
Fishing District:	Central
Type:	MTNLAKE

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Survey Data

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	Waterbody	Section	Field Form Type	Date	Purpose	Species

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Species	Count	Avg	StdDev	Min	Max	AvgWgt	StdDevWgt	MinWeight	S/L	Sects	Surveys	Waterbody

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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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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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Fishing Pressure

Year	Angler Days	Std. Error
2015	497	497

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Gauging Stations

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Fish Consumption Advisory

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Surprise Lake

Waterbody Information

Current Waterbody Report

Fish Species

Contact Information

Survey Data

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To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

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For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

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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.

FWP Fishing Access Sites

Fishing Pressure

Stocking Information

Regulations

Gauging Stations

Fish Consumption Advisory

Reports

Additional Files

Additional Information

Fishing Information