Trout Lake (Wyoming)
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|location = Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming, US
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Trout Lake, formerly known as Fish Lake and Soda Butte Lake,{{cite book |last=Haines |first=Aubrey L. |title=Yellowstone Place Names-Mirrors of History |publisher=University of Colorado Press |location=Niwot, Colorado |year=1996 |isbn=0-87081-383-8 }} is a {{convert|12|acre|km2}} popular backcountry lake for hikers and anglers in Yellowstone National Park. The lake is located approximately {{convert|.33|mi|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: {{coord|44|53|57|N|110|7|21|W|display=inline|name=Trout Lake trailhead}}.
Trout Lake is a popular area for viewing North American river otter.
Angling
Trout Lake is popular with anglers for its large (14-20") Yellowstone 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.[http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/boating_regs.pdf Yellowstone National Park Boating Regulations] The lake opens for fishing on Memorial Day weekend. The inlet stream to the lake is permanently closed to protect spawning cutthroat trout.{{cite book |last=Parks |first=Richard |authorlink=Parks' Fly Shop |title=Fishing Yellowstone National Park |year=1998 |publisher=Falcon Press |location=Helena, MT |isbn=1-56044-625-0 }}{{cite book |last=Mathews |first=Craig |author2=Molinero, Clayton |title=The Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide—An authoritative guide to the waters of Yellowstone National Park |publisher=The Lyons Press |location=Guilford, CT |year=1997 |isbn=1-55821-545-X }} All cutthroat trout and hybrids caught in Trout Lake must be released.{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/2021-Fishing-Regulations.pdf |title=2021 Yellowstone National Park Fishing Regulations |publisher=nps.gov/yell |date=February 2022}}
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|File:TroutLakeYNPJune2009.JPG|Trout Lake, 2009
|File:TroutlakeYNP2009.jpg|Winter 2009
|File:RiverOtterTroutLakeYNP.jpg|River Otter with Cutthroat Trout
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See also
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Category:Lakes of Yellowstone National Park
Category:Bodies of water of Park County, Wyoming
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