North Spanish Lake is a popular scenic alpine lake that lies at the lower end of a five-lake complex. Upper Spanish Lake is stocked with WCT and through connected water, fish have inhabited Lower Spanish Lake, North Spanish Lake and two smaller lakes that lie in between them.
North Spanish Lake
| Size: | 4.3 acres |
| Elevation: | 8,997 ft |
| Directions: | Use the Spanish Creek Road located off of HWY 191, south of Gallatin Gateway to gain access to the Spanish Creek Trailhead. From the Trailhead take Trail#407 to Trail#413 and then to Trail#411, which takes you directly to the lake. |
| Status of the Fishery: | This lake contains both Westslope Cutthroat Trout and Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout. It receives fish from Upper Spanish Lake through a connected outlet. YCT were last stocked in the Upper Lake in 1999 then the plant switched to WCT in 2003. This lake is currently on a four-year stocking cycle. The last WCT plant occurred in 2022. FWP last sampled the lake in 2014 and found fish from 12-17 inches in length. |
| Township/Range/Section: | 5S 2E 36 |
| Latitude/Longitude: | 45.36491 -111.42188 |
| FWP Region: | Region 3 |
| County: | Madison |
| Fishing District: | Central |
| Type: | MTNLAKE |
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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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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.
| 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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No fishing pressure information found.
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No Gauging Stations found.
There is no fish consumption advisory for this waterbody.
