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10-acre lake in Carbon County, Montana. The lake tops out around 20 ft. The depth chart is built from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the humps, channels and drop-offs you see are measured, not guessed. What follows comes from the same scoring engine that paints the spots above.
The chart traces 0.8 miles of shoreline here. The shoreline is moderately structured (index 1.5) — enough points and pockets to pattern. About 83% of the surface sits shallower than 15 ft — that's the weed-and-bait zone. The basin spans about 0.3 mi end to end. You'll find it in Carbon County. The nearest mapped water is Medicine Lake, 1 mi to the southwest.
When the water first warms, cutthroat trout slide up into 3 to 15 ft. By summer they slide out to 6 to 20 ft, and by winter most fish are in 5 to 20 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Break off the point: a drop-off around 7 ft that scores prime in summer. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning and the evening. Keep a trolled spoon (small) or an inline spinner rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 15 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (6 ft) | Inline spinner (silver/gold), Small spoon |
| Summer | 6 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Break off the point (7 ft) | Trolled spoon (small), Inline spinner |
| Fall | 4 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (6 ft) | Casting spoon, Inline spinner |
| Winter | 5 to 20 ft | dawn | Break off the point (7 ft) | Small jigging spoon, Marabou jig |
4 pieces of structure are mapped here — Deep basin, around 19 ft, is the deepest of them.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Montana waters are set by the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks — and special regulations can apply to Echo Lake (Carbon) specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official Montana fishing regulations →
Echo Lake (Carbon) is about 20 ft (6 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart here comes from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the contours reflect measured depths.
Anglers target cutthroat trout on Echo Lake (Carbon).
Break off the point is the top-rated area: a drop-off in about 7 ft of water that rates prime for cutthroat trout in summer. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by species and season.
For cutthroat trout, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Echo Lake (Carbon) is regulated by the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Check the official Montana regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
Medicine Lake 1 mi · Dewey Lake 2 mi · Vogel Lake 2 mi · Lake At Falls 2 mi · Arch Lake 2 mi · Martin Lake (Carbon) 2 mi · Cairn Lake 2 mi · Granite Lake (Carbon) 3 mi · Rainbow Lake (Carbon) 3 mi · Lowary Lake 3 mi · Rimrock Lake 3 mi · Bergschrund Lake 3 mi
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More water nearby: Carbon County fishing maps (65 charts). Browse all Montana fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry credit: state fisheries survey programs. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.