Montana Lakes With Golden Trout

26 counted Montana lakes list Golden Trout in Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks records. The largest is Lightning Lake at 55 acres.

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Lightning Lake	Sweet Grass	55 acres	About 120 ft
2	Desolation Lake	Carbon	34 acres	About 70 ft
3	Martin Lake	Carbon	24 acres	About 100 ft
4	Crescent Lake	Missoula	24 acres	-
5	Big Butte Lake	Carbon	23 acres	About 55 ft
6	Heart Lake	Missoula	22 acres	-
7	Island Lake	Missoula	22 acres	-
8	Sawtooth Lake	Beaverhead	20 acres	About 60 ft
9	Lake Sylvan	Carbon	20 acres	About 40 ft
10	Rock Tree Lake	Carbon	16 acres	About 130 ft
11	Blue Danube Lake	Madison	15 acres	-
12	Cave Lake	Park	15 acres	-
13	Sunken Rock Lake	Sweet Grass	14 acres	-
14	Anchor Lake	Carbon	13 acres	About 90 ft
15	Lake McKnight	Park	11 acres	About 60 ft
16	Cliff Lake	Flathead	9 acres	-
17	Herrig Lake	Flathead	9 acres	-
18	Basin Lake	Park	7 acres	About 25 ft
19	Hidden Lakes	Gallatin	7 acres	-
20	Incisor Lake	Park	6 acres	About 30 ft
21	Scat Lake	Carbon	6 acres	About 40 ft
22	Asteroid Lake	Stillwater	5 acres	About 40 ft
23	Dryad Lake	Stillwater	5 acres	About 45 ft
24	Little Scat Lake	Carbon	4 acres	-
25	Widowed Lake	Carbon	4 acres	About 15 ft
26	Hidden Lakes	Gallatin	3 acres	-

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks lake data. Verified October 30, 2026.