Where to Fish Rainbow Lake


Golden trout planted in Lake at falls in 1955 drifted into Rainbow lake. Now there are colorful GTXYCTXRB hybrids in Rainbow lake providing a good self-sustaining fishery.

Size: 58 acres
Elevation: 7796.56 ft
Directions: Leave east Rosebud Lake on Trail #15. You'll pass elk lake and rimrock lake on the way to rainbow lake.
Status of the Fishery:
Township/Range/Section: 08S 16E 13
Latitude/Longitude: 45.13612 -109.6909
FWP Region: Region 5  
County: Carbon
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
2021 252 252
2020 978 529
2019 593 363
2017 1164 863
2015 769 492
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