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Where Montana stocks rainbow trout

Montana has stocked rainbow trout in 306 waters on our record (990 stockings, 4,199,262 fish). The latest went into Foy Lake, 2 days ago (Sep 23, 2026). Most rainbow trout stockings come in May to June.

When rainbow trout are stocked in Montana

Jan: 0 stocking daysJanFeb: 0 stocking daysFebMar: 6 stocking days6MarApr: 78 stocking days78AprMay: 330 stocking days330MayJun: 240 stocking days240JunJul: 67 stocking days67JulAug: 22 stocking days22AugSep: 79 stocking days79SepOct: 16 stocking days16OctNov: 11 stocking days11NovDec: 4 stocking days4Dec
Rainbow trout stocking days in Montana by month. This month is shown in blue.

Montana waters stocked with rainbow trout

WaterCountyLast stockedStockingsFish
Foy LakelakeSep 23, 2026337,586
Frenchtown PondlakeSep 22, 2026126,785
Browns LakelakeSep 16, 2026990,939
AMC Settling Pond #3lakeSep 15, 2026537,577
Amc Wildlife Pond (; Hog Hole)lakeSep 15, 202633,542
Racetrack PondlakeSep 15, 202664,378
Lake ElmolakeSep 14, 2026719,321
Shady Lane PondlakeSep 14, 202666,064
Ostle Reservoir (; Antelope Butte)lakeSep 11, 202642,202
Swazee LakelakeSep 11, 202621,001
Triangle PondlakeSep 11, 2026115,979
Bozeman PondlakeSep 10, 202642,400
Glen LakelakeSep 10, 202643,900
Wadsworth LakelakeSep 9, 2026610,000
Echo LakelakeSep 8, 202626,034
Georgetown LakelakeSep 8, 20266238,136
Lake ComolakeSep 8, 20261527,776
Spring Meadow LakelakeSep 8, 202645,900
Crystal LakelakeSep 4, 202626,249
Laurel PondlakeSep 1, 2026611,656
Rainbow Dam ReservoirlakeAug 26, 20261726,947
Giant Springs Fishing PondlakeAug 25, 2026142,950
Greenough LakelakeAug 25, 20261112,349
Wild Bill LakelakeAug 24, 20261012,043
Canyon Creek PondlakeAug 11, 20266252
Shiloh Conservation Pond 1lakeAug 11, 202685,620
Clark Canyon ReservoirlakeJul 30, 202610398,731
Marias RiverstreamJul 17, 2026316,834
Willow Creek ReservoirlakeJul 13, 202611265,765
Iliad ReservoirlakeJul 7, 202622,000
Bearpaw Lake (; Beaver Lake)lakeJul 2, 2026629,117
Faber ReservoirlakeJul 2, 2026422,700
Newlan ReservoirlakeJul 2, 2026333,140
Canyon Ferry LakelakeJul 1, 202635456,373
Fort Peck Trout PondlakeJul 1, 2026769,025
Fran LakelakeJul 1, 202623,029
Peck LakelakeJul 1, 202621,639
Pine Grove PondlakeJul 1, 20261712,076
Russ LakelakeJul 1, 202622,037
Spotted Eagle Lake (; Speckled Bird)lakeJul 1, 202632,513
Spring CreekstreamJul 1, 202631,275
Supenau ReservoirlakeJul 1, 202633,500
Van LakelakeJul 1, 2026710,153
Harpers LakelakeJun 30, 2026348,241
Lake SutherlinlakeJun 30, 2026431,652
Chouteau ReservoirlakeJun 25, 202635,000
Hauser ReservoirlakeJun 25, 202626210,690
Holter ReservoirlakeJun 25, 202629333,202
Stafford Kid's PondlakeJun 24, 20264448
Allery ReservoirlakeJun 23, 20262600
Br 028 ReservoirlakeJun 23, 20262500
Lower Thompson LakelakeJun 23, 2026119,396
Spar LakelakeJun 23, 202623,999
Troy Kids PondlakeJun 23, 202674,795
Leningtons ReservoirlakeJun 22, 202611,000
Ruby River ReservoirlakeJun 22, 20262101,124
Schoonover Reservoir 2lakeJun 22, 202611,000
Beardsley Jim #1lakeJun 18, 20261600
Beaver Creek ReservoirlakeJun 18, 2026552,039
Conad PondlakeJun 18, 202641,131
Crow Coulee ReservoirlakeJun 18, 202623,595
Rest ReservoirlakeJun 18, 202622,100
Anderson PondlakeJun 17, 202621,008
Cap Rock ReservoirlakeJun 17, 202622,100
Clemons Coulee ReservoirlakeJun 17, 202645,152
Kelly ReservoirlakeJun 17, 202641,851
Perkins PondlakeJun 17, 202641,135
Elk Grove Community PondlakeJun 16, 202621,000
Glasgow Base Pond (; Glasgow AFB Pond, Upper)lakeJun 16, 202633,037
Gouchenour PondlakeJun 16, 202643,697
Harlin Steiger ReservoirlakeJun 16, 20261500
Lake Mary RonanlakeJun 16, 2026357,144
Regional Parks PondslakeJun 16, 202642,604
Skinnner ReservoirlakeJun 16, 20261400
The Lakes SubdivisionlakeJun 16, 202621,000
VR 009 Reservoir (; Glasgow AFB Pond, Lower)lakeJun 16, 202622,000
Beaver LakelakeJun 15, 2026211,280
Gasvoda ReservoirlakeJun 15, 202623,000
Lanning ReservoirlakeJun 15, 202622,000
Little Beaver LakelakeJun 15, 202622,097
Cole Pond NWlakeJun 12, 202622,000
Crystal LakelakeJun 12, 202621,213
Deer Coulee ReservoirlakeJun 12, 20261493
Haynie PondlakeJun 12, 202621,489
Manuel Reservoir #2lakeJun 12, 20261493
Warm Springs Gravel PitlakeJun 12, 20264865
Eureka PondlakeJun 11, 20264410
Snappys PondlakeJun 11, 20265843
Dollar LakelakeJun 10, 202623,974
Hose ReservoirlakeJun 10, 202624,000
MacNab PondlakeJun 10, 202621,300
Murray LakelakeJun 10, 202624,568
Wibaux Fish PondlakeJun 10, 202621,600
Cameron LakelakeJun 9, 202623,000
Hatfield ReservoirlakeJun 9, 202622,000
Henry ReservoirlakeJun 9, 202624,000
Hundred Dollar Bill Pond (; Mud Creek Reservoir)lakeJun 9, 202621,573
Missoula Kids PondlakeJun 9, 202641,079
Normandy Coulee PondlakeJun 9, 202622,030
O'juel LakelakeJun 9, 202643,000
Parsell PondlakeJun 9, 202624,000
UnnamedlakeJun 9, 202621,064
Bootjack LakelakeJun 8, 202622,928
Cibid LakelakeJun 8, 202623,932
Flinstone ReservoirlakeJun 8, 202622,000
Holgate ReservoirlakeJun 8, 20261203
Leon LakelakeJun 8, 202624,936
Little Mcgregor LakelakeJun 8, 202621,924
Paleface ReservoirlakeJun 8, 20262500
Pr 018 ReservoirlakeJun 8, 20262500
Snag Retention ReservoirlakeJun 8, 202621,000
Chief Joseph PondlakeJun 5, 202662,989
Cole Pond NNWlakeJun 5, 202622,000
Cole Pond SWlakeJun 5, 202634,000
Gipsy LakelakeJun 5, 202621,004
Home Run PondlakeJun 5, 202631,919
Lower Frog PondlakeJun 5, 202671,728
Upper Frog PondlakeJun 5, 202672,298
Dean ReservoirlakeJun 4, 20261100
Olsen PondlakeJun 4, 20261496
Bair ReservoirlakeJun 3, 2026210,085
Emerald LakelakeJun 3, 202643,600
Tongue RiverstreamJun 3, 202624,000
Upper Carters PondlakeJun 3, 202666,623
West Rosebud LakelakeJun 3, 202646,000
Pelican Point #1lakeMay 29, 202622,142
SSS PondlakeMay 29, 202621,000
Briggs PondlakeMay 28, 202641,400
Carlson PondlakeMay 28, 202621,000
Carpenter ReservoirlakeMay 28, 202621,999
Christensen ReservoirlakeMay 28, 202646,000
Holtan ReservoirlakeMay 28, 202621,000
Loon LakelakeMay 28, 202624,028
Martinsdale ReservoirlakeMay 28, 20264110,000
Raymond DamlakeMay 28, 202643,059
Wolf Crk Ranch Pond, UpperlakeMay 28, 20261509
Bonanza ReservoirlakeMay 27, 202621,006
Brewington Pond NorthlakeMay 27, 20262400
Brewington Pond SouthlakeMay 27, 202632,078
Cook Reservoir 2lakeMay 27, 202622,013
Hofman ReservoirlakeMay 27, 202643,000
Ikes Fishing PondlakeMay 27, 202621,000
Knudsen Bros PondlakeMay 27, 202622,000
Nelson ReservoirlakeMay 27, 20262750
Petrie PondlakeMay 27, 202621,000
Smith LakelakeMay 27, 20262993
Deadmans Basin ReservoirlakeMay 26, 20264217,280
Douchette LakelakeMay 26, 202622,000
Elks Country Club PondlakeMay 26, 20262401
Grasshopper ReservoirlakeMay 26, 2026310,597
Hagloffs ReservoirlakeMay 26, 20261500
H.C. Kuhr ReservoirlakeMay 26, 202626,000
Nilan ReservoirlakeMay 26, 2026380,000
North Faber ReservoirlakeMay 26, 202634,500
Ponessa PondlakeMay 26, 202621,000
Salmo ReservoirlakeMay 26, 202622,000
Yellow Water ReservoirlakeMay 22, 2026210,323
Carters PondlakeMay 21, 202653,626
Cooney ReservoirlakeMay 21, 20261489,074
Ackley LakelakeMay 20, 2026450,333
Brady PondlakeMay 20, 202622,000
St. Regis Community ParklakeMay 20, 20262492
Woods LakelakeMay 20, 202631,063
Dailey LakelakeMay 19, 2026315,062
Frog PondlakeMay 19, 202652,096
Mcgregor LakelakeMay 19, 2026428,500
Thompson Park PondlakeMay 19, 202631,075
Warm Springs Kids PondlakeMay 19, 202651,232
Heironymous PondlakeMay 18, 20264546
Kolar Reservoir 1lakeMay 15, 202622,900
Beavertail PondlakeMay 14, 2026123,316
Eightmile Springs (; Tunis)lakeMay 13, 202622,500
Cattail LakelakeMay 12, 202621,300
Hollecker LakelakeMay 12, 202621,200
Kountz PondlakeMay 12, 20262509
Valley West PondlakeMay 12, 202621,000
Big ReservoirlakeMay 8, 202625,000
Candee PondlakeMay 8, 202622,000
Carney PondlakeMay 8, 202622,000
Crusch ReservoirlakeMay 8, 202625,000
Finger Lake (; known as Wall lake in Watercode)lakeMay 8, 202624,015
Killenbeck ReservoirlakeMay 8, 202622,000
Anderson ReservoirlakeMay 7, 202635,500
Batosh ReservoirlakeMay 7, 202621,000
Blue LakelakeMay 7, 202623,590
Bootjack LakelakeMay 7, 202623,010
Brookie PondlakeMay 7, 202621,000
Bull LakelakeMay 7, 202623,014
Chamberlain Reservoir #3lakeMay 7, 202623,000
Clark ReservoirlakeMay 7, 202625,000
Current ReservoirlakeMay 7, 202626,000
Flake ReservoirlakeMay 7, 20262500
Hump LakelakeMay 7, 202621,000
Jarden Reservoir 2lakeMay 7, 202622,000
King ReservoirlakeMay 7, 202623,000
Lone Tree PondlakeMay 7, 202622,000
Mardrie Baker ReservoirlakeMay 7, 202621,000
McRae Reservoir 1, JacklakeMay 7, 202624,000
North Polly ReservoirlakeMay 7, 202622,000
Pr 022 ReservoirlakeMay 7, 202621,000
PR 035lakeMay 7, 202621,000
Rebate Reservoir (; Batosh Reservoir)lakeMay 7, 20262500
Rotator Cup ReservoirlakeMay 7, 202611,000
Round Lake (Round Lake)lakeMay 7, 202621,020
Ryan PondslakeMay 7, 202622,000
Saylor PondlakeMay 7, 202623,000
Saylor ReservoirlakeMay 7, 202622,000
Sentinel ReservoirlakeMay 7, 2026212,000
Shallow ReservoirlakeMay 7, 20262500
South Polly ReservoirlakeMay 7, 20262500
Spanky ReservoirlakeMay 7, 20262500
Tabbot PondlakeMay 7, 202622,000
Watt ReservoirlakeMay 7, 202624,000
Wrangler ReservoirlakeMay 7, 20262500
Beardsley Lake (; Pat Beardsley Lake)lakeMay 6, 202624,000
Blacks Sawmill PondlakeMay 6, 202624,000
Boulware ReservoirlakeMay 6, 202622,000
Burman PondlakeMay 6, 202623,000
Buxbaum (Daryl), ReservoirlakeMay 6, 20261500
Buxbaum Pond, DarylelakeMay 6, 202622,000
Craft Pond 2 (; Gerald Craft Bass Pond)lakeMay 6, 202623,000
Dickey LakelakeMay 6, 202625,032
Frigid ReservoirlakeMay 6, 202622,000
Gaskill # 2lakeMay 6, 20261500
Gaskill Reservoir # 1lakeMay 6, 202623,000
Lost LakelakeMay 6, 202622,018
Milk River (Lower Milk River, Upper Milk River, Middle Milk River)streamMay 6, 202633,500
Mud Turtle ReservoirlakeMay 6, 202622,000
Oil Pump ReservoirlakeMay 6, 202624,000
Pinnow ReservoirlakeMay 6, 202621,000
Pinnow Reservoir 2lakeMay 6, 202621,000
Pruett PondlakeMay 6, 202621,000
Rattlesnake ReservoirlakeMay 6, 202621,000
Schweigert DamlakeMay 6, 202621,000
Sidney ReservoirlakeMay 6, 202622,000
Sophie LakelakeMay 6, 202622,018
Spring Canyon ReservoirlakeMay 6, 20262800
Temple PondlakeMay 6, 202623,000
Tetrault Lake (; Carpenter Lake)lakeMay 6, 2026315,964
West Plum Creek ReservoirlakeMay 6, 202621,200
Yellowtail Afterbay ReservoirlakeMay 6, 2026321,199
Beecher Trout ReservoirlakeMay 5, 202622,000
Big Timber Trout Pond #1lakeMay 5, 202622,000
Clarks ReservoirlakeMay 5, 202624,000
Harold Newman PondlakeMay 5, 20261500
Haughian Reservoir #1 (; Henry Haughian Trout Pond)lakeMay 5, 202624,000
Killen, John #2 Res.lakeMay 5, 202623,000
Potts ReservoirlakeMay 5, 202624,000
Potts Reservoir 2lakeMay 5, 20261500
Reukauf ReservoirlakeMay 5, 202622,000
Schlesinger Reservoir 1lakeMay 5, 202621,000
Silvertip ReservoirlakeMay 5, 202634,094
South Fork ReservoirlakeMay 5, 202621,000
Broadview Pond (; Boadview Pond)lakeMay 4, 2026410,077
Ninepipes Pond (Allentown)lakeMay 1, 202684,328
Roerick PondlakeApr 29, 20262403
Philman PondlakeApr 24, 20264579
Job Corps Pond 2lakeApr 9, 20262439
Job Corps Pond 3lakeApr 9, 20262400
Job Corps Pond #4lakeApr 9, 20262200
Moran LakelakeApr 7, 202611,004
Pishkun ReservoirlakeNov 4, 2025225,599
Reser ReservoirlakeOct 10, 202515,500
BR 045 ReservoirlakeSep 18, 202511,000
Bailey ReservoirlakeSep 10, 2025218,866
Ayers Pond (; Courtney Ayers Pond)lakeAug 15, 202511,000
Barta PondlakeJul 9, 20251202
Kinkelaar PondlakeJul 9, 20251504
Big Casino Creek ReservoirlakeJul 8, 20251534
Bokma ReservoirlakeJun 27, 20251756
Libby PondlakeJun 27, 202542,095
Cliff LakelakeJun 25, 202511,000
Sunrise LakelakeJun 25, 20251750
Shay LakelakeJun 24, 202512,024
Middle Thompson LakelakeJun 20, 2025130,644
East Rosebud LakelakeJun 18, 202512,000
Lake FivelakeJun 18, 2025225,139
Copper Mountain Park PondlakeJun 16, 20252428
Peterson LakelakeJun 16, 202518,981
Shoot ReservoirlakeJun 11, 202511,000
Big Wall PondlakeJun 9, 20251483
Box Elder Creek ReservoirlakeJun 5, 20251999
Flat LakelakeJun 5, 202511,000
Dipping Vat PondlakeJun 3, 20251211
Lake BakerlakeMay 28, 202511,000
Upper Hasler PondlakeMay 27, 20251504
Stanley PondlakeMay 22, 20251500
Boxelder LakelakeMay 21, 2025210,379
Rock LakelakeMay 21, 202513,606
Timber LakelakeMay 21, 2025167,215
Whitetail ReservoirlakeMay 21, 202527,765
Eureka ReservoirlakeMay 20, 2025151,694
Tiber Reservoir (; Lake Elwell)lakeMay 19, 2025167,215
Johnson ReservoirlakeMay 17, 202512,500
Bear Trap ReservoirlakeMay 16, 20251100
Deveraux Pond #1lakeMay 16, 20251400
Frank LakelakeMay 16, 2025115,010
Pfeifer PondlakeMay 16, 20251200
Kreider Reservoir #2lakeMay 14, 202511,500
Maier PondlakeMay 13, 20251500
Rath PondlakeMay 13, 20251500
Rost PondlakeMay 13, 20251500
Brooks Reservoir 3lakeMay 12, 202512,000
Ringstveit LakelakeMay 12, 202511,000
Dry Bridge SloughlakeApr 29, 20251384
Marshall ReservoirlakeApr 9, 20251500

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