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Upper Mumbo Lake

Species present: Brook Trout Seasons: Open all year. Bag limit: 5 per day, 10 in possession. Date of usual ice out: June 1 (6,100' elevation) Access roads: This lake is located in Section 36, T39N, R6W. Access it via the South Fork Road (Road 26) from the W.A. Barr Road. About 13.5 miles up Road 26, take the unmarked spur road to the left. This is at the first creek crossing down from the Gumboot-Mumbo summit. This 0.25 mile road, which accesses Mumbo Lake and parallels its outlet, should not…

  • Managed by: USDA Forest Service

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