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How to get there: Go south from Red lodge going towards Cooke
city. Take the lake fork trail head exit off of the main hwy.
The road will go up for about a mile or two before hitting the
lake fork trail head.
The Trail: Trail #1 is pretty flat all the way up to almost
Keyser Brown lake. The trail also runs along the creek all the
way up so stopping for breaks and getting fresh water is always
easy. Take the trail for 5 miles. Along the way you will pass
Broadwater lake. At about 4.5 miles you will reach a trail head
marker. Turn south here and go up for about .5 miles until you
reach Lost Lake.
The Lake: The lake itself is a very pretty lake. There are a
lot of nice camping spots to choose from. This lake is also nice
to camp at because it makes for a good base camp before heading
up to Black Canyon lake about 2 miles from Lost lake. The lake
itself is very shallow but the scenery around the lake is worth
the trip to this lake.
The Fishing: The fishing itself has never been very good for
me. I have heard that there are some lunkers in the lake but I
have never seen a fish jump at this lake let alone to catch one.
MFWP Data from public 2006 Mountain Lakes Guide.
Fish Present: Cutthroat, grayling
Netting Data:
2005 Netting Data: 6 cutthroat range 17.0-20.8 avg. 19.2
1991 Netting Data: 3 cutthroat range 10.8-13.4 avg. 13.4
Last Stocked: 1997 with 1185 grayling, 1975 with 1500 cuts.
Next Stock Date: No further stocking planned. Lake is self
sustaining.
Pictures:
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Almost
flat the whole way.
Camping is Plentiful. 
