Where to Fish Surveyor Lake


Surveyor Lake is a large (20.1 acres), glacial cirque lake located in the South Fork Fish Creek drainage at 5,956 ft elevation. The lake lies on the Lolo National Forest (Ninemile Ranger District).

Size: 20.1 acres
Elevation: 5956 ft
Directions: The easiest way to get to Surveyor Lake is to take USFS Road #343 (Fish Creek Road) south from Interstate Highway 90 or north from US Highway 12 to USFS Road #7734. Take USFS Road #7734 for ~ 6 miles to USFS Trail #117. Surveyor Lake lies less than 0.5 mile from the unmarked trailhead located near the Road #7734 crossing of Surveyor Creek.
Status of the Fishery:
Township/Range/Section: 12N 25W 4
Latitude/Longitude: 46.82197 -114.75814
FWP Region: Region 2  
County: Mineral
Fishing District: Western
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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
2017 326 326
2015 312 241
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