The lake should be covered with fishable ice, based on ice conditions of other mountain reservoirs. Check it carefully prior to venturing out. Anglers reported fair fishing before ice formed. Spirit was restocked with catchable-sized tiger trout this summer. Tamarak and Jessen were also stocked with tiger trout. Two- to three-inch fingerlings were flown into these upper lakes, and they will take two to three years to reach catchable sizes. This high-elevation area is receiving snow, so it may be difficult to access the lake.