Where to Fish Lake Elsie


A small forested mountain lake nestled above Big Creek in the Gallatin Mountain range.

Size: 1.8726 acres
Elevation: 8295.12 ft
Directions: Start at the Rock Creek Trail head and take the Rock Creek Trail #178 to the Meadow Trail #167 until it intersects with Big Creek Trail #180. A short spur trail #166 will take you to the lake.
Status of the Fishery: A small lake with great angling opportunity for Yellowstone cutthroat trout. The lake was sampled in August of 2017 by FWP staff. The average size of the Yellowstone cutthroat trout was 14.6 inches.
Township/Range/Section: 07S 05E 10
Latitude/Longitude: 45.2407793651 -111.089093006
FWP Region: Region 3  
County: Gallatin
Fishing District: Central
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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
2015 184 184
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