Angling in Yellowstone National Park - Minor Streams, Creeks and Lakes

Minor Streams, Creeks and Lakes

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Grebe Lake 44°45′03″N 110°33′31″W / 44.75083°N 110.55861°W / 44.75083; -110.55861 (Grebe Lake)
Grebe Lake is a 156 acres (0.63 km2) backcountry lake in Yellowstone National Park most noted for it population of Arctic Grayling. Grebe Lake comprises the headwaters of the Gibbon River. Grebe Lake is located approximately 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north of the Norris-Canyon section of the Grand Loop Road. The trail to the lake passes through mostly level Lodgepole Pine forest and open meadows. There are four backcountry campsites located on the lake.
Trout Lake 44°54′02″N 110°07′50″W / 44.90056°N 110.13056°W / 44.90056; -110.13056 (Trout Lake)Coordinates: 44°54′02″N 110°07′50″W / 44.90056°N 110.13056°W / 44.90056; -110.13056 (Trout Lake)
Trout Lake, formerly known as Fish Lake and Soda Butte Lake is a 12 acres (0.049 km2) popular backcountry lake for hikers and anglers in Yellowstone National Park. The lake is located approximately .33 miles (0.53 km) north of the Northeast Entrance Road near the confluence of Pebble Creek and Soda Butte Creek. The lake sits in a depression on a high bench above the Soda Butte Creek canyon. A steep trail through a Douglas Fir forest leads to the lake. The trailhead is located at: 44°53′57″N 110°7′21″W / 44.89917°N 110.12250°W / 44.89917; -110.12250 (Trout Lake trailhead).


Trout Lake has always been popular with anglers for its large (14-20") Cutthroat trout and very large (20-30") Rainbow trout and Rainbow/Cutthroat Hybrids. The lake can be easily fished from the shoreline, but many anglers carry in Float tubes to access the deeper parts of the lake. Using a float tube on Yellowstone lakes requires a park service boating permit. The lake opens for fishing in mid June, but a section of the lake near the inlet stream is closed until mid-July to protect spawning Cutthroat trout,. All Cutthroat trout and hybrids caught in Trout Lake must be released.

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