When does Montana stock fish?

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks stocked fish February through September in 2026. The most recent entry on this page is Sep 29.

Is there a printable Montana stocking schedule?

Yes. The print view on this page lays the Montana schedule out for paper, including a county index, and can be filtered to a single county before printing.

How do I get Montana stocking updates automatically?

This page offers an RSS feed and a calendar feed for Montana, and each county page offers the same for that county alone. Subscribing to the calendar puts announced stocking dates straight into your own calendar.

How current is this Montana stocking information?

The record on this page is rebuilt every morning from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks's own publications. It was last read Oct 24. Schedules change without notice, sometimes the morning of the stocking, so check the agency's page before a long drive.

Which Montana waters have live conditions?

2 Montana waters carry a USGS gauge, so their page shows the current level, the flow against the seasonal normal and the water temperature where the gauge reports one.

Montana Fish Stocking Report and Schedule, Fall 2026

FWP records day-level plants statewide; the public mirror runs about two months behind the trucks.

Data checked 2026-10-24 · source: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

582 stocking entries on the 2026 Montana record, across 319 waters, from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The published counts add up to 19,916,515 fish.

Stocking runs February through September, heaviest in May.

What goes in: rainbow trout, walleye, cutthroat trout and chinook salmon, and 4 more species. Rainbow trout alone accounts for 404 of the entries.

This page adds live water level and temperature on 2 gauged waters.

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RSS feed New stockings as they post. Works in Feedly and any feed reader.
Calendar (iCal) Copy this link, then in Google Calendar choose Other calendars, From URL. Announced dates land on your calendar and stay current.
Print this schedule A clean one-pager for the shop wall or the truck.
Put this on your site A free embeddable strip of the latest stockings, for club and shop pages.

Today: Montana fishing forecast · best times and fresh stockings

582 stocking records 2026

319 waters

19,916,515 fish reported

Stocked in the last 45 days

Date	Water	Species	Fish
Sep 29	Cottonwood Lake, Middle	Cutthroat trout	600
Sep 29	Placid Lake	Cutthroat trout	11,900
Sep 25	Lower Twin Lake	Cutthroat trout	6,000
Sep 25	Upper Twin Lake	Cutthroat trout	4,000
Sep 24	Lindbergh Lake	Cutthroat trout	4,900
Sep 23	Foy Lake	Rainbow trout	14,060
Sep 22	Frenchtown Pond	Rainbow trout	359
Sep 16	Browns Lake	Rainbow trout	3,120
Sep 16	Browns Lake	Rainbow trout	10,400
Sep 15	AMC Settling Pond #3	Rainbow trout	7,074
Sep 15	AMC Settling Pond #3	Rainbow trout	1,454
Sep 15	Amc Wildlife Pond	Rainbow trout	1,454
Sep 15	Racetrack Pond	Rainbow trout	1,163
Sep 14	Lake Elmo	Rainbow trout	4,838
Sep 14	Shady Lane Pond	Rainbow trout	969
Sep 11	Ostle Reservoir	Rainbow trout	1
Sep 11	Swazee Lake	Rainbow trout	1
Sep 11	Triangle Pond	Rainbow trout	346
Sep 10	Bozeman Pond	Rainbow trout	600
Sep 10	Glen Lake	Rainbow trout	1,000
Sep 10	Triangle Pond	Rainbow trout	576
Sep 9	Racetrack Pond	Rainbow trout	250
Sep 9	Wadsworth Lake	Rainbow trout	2,500
Sep 8	Echo Lake	Rainbow trout	4,031
Sep 8	Georgetown Lake	Rainbow trout	86,654
Sep 8	Lake Como	Rainbow trout	499
Sep 8	Spring Meadow Lake	Rainbow trout	1,500

The 2026 season at a glance

Stocking records by month. Spring through fall.

Jan ·

Feb 1

Mar 9

Apr 39

May 222

Jun 221

Jul 44

Aug 15

Sep 31

Oct ·

Nov ·

Dec ·

What gets stocked

Species	Stockings	Fish
Rainbow trout	404	1,566,849
Walleye	62	17,405,678
Cutthroat trout	49	121,886
Chinook salmon	23	180,000
Yellow perch	14	222,085
Kokanee	11	288,271
Brook trout	10	69,361
Northern pike	4	17,500

Schedule changes

When the agency moves or drops a published date, it shows here instead of quietly disappearing.

2026-10-15 Reser Reservoir: species revised
2026-08-28 Wood Lake: species revised
2026-08-28 Whitehall Community Pond: species revised
2026-08-28 Tunnel Lake: species revised
2026-08-28 Stewart Lake: species revised
2026-08-28 Skyline Pond: species revised
2026-08-28 Sacajawea Park Lagoon: species revised
2026-08-28 Racetrack Pond: species revised
2026-08-28 Racetrack Pond: species revised
2026-08-28 Moose Lake: species revised
2026-08-28 Lake Elmo: species revised
2026-08-28 Lake Elmo: species revised

All stocked waters

Every Montana water we hold a stocking page for, county by county, with its most recent date. The filter above narrows this list too.

Statewide 89

Ackley LakeMay 20
Anita ReservoirAug 4
Bair ReservoirJun 3
Bearpaw LakeJul 2
Bonanza ReservoirMay 27
Boxelder LakeJul 2
Broadview PondMay 4
Browns LakeSep 16
Candee PondMay 8
Canyon Ferry LakeJul 1
Carters PondMay 21
Christensen ReservoirMay 28
Clark Canyon ReservoirJul 30
Clark ReservoirMay 7
Clearwater LakeJun 10
Cow Creek ReservoirJun 30
Dailey LakeMay 19
Deadmans Basin ReservoirMay 26
Eightmile SpringsMay 13
Faber ReservoirJul 6
Fort Peck LakeAug 4
Fort Peck Trout PondJul 1
Foy LakeSep 23
Frenchtown PondSep 22
Fresno ReservoirJul 8
Georgetown LakeSep 8
Gipsy LakeJun 5
Grasshopper ReservoirMay 26
Greenough LakeAug 25
Harpers LakeJun 30
Helena Valley Regulating ReservoirMay 12
Hollecker LakeMay 12
Homestake LakeJun 16
Homestead ReservoirJun 25
Johnson ReservoirJul 2
Killenbeck ReservoirMay 8
King ReservoirMay 7
Kipp LakeMay 12
Kreis PondMay 28
Kuester LakeJul 2
Lake AlvaJun 12
Lake ComoSep 8
Lake ElmoSep 14
Lake FiveMay 8
Lake InezJun 12
Lake Mary RonanJun 16
Lake SutherlinJun 30
Leon LakeJun 8
Lindbergh LakeSep 24
Little Beaver LakeJun 15
Little Mcgregor LakeJun 8
Lower Thompson LakeJun 23
Lower Twin LakeSep 25
Maney LakeJun 16
Martinsdale ReservoirMay 28
Mcgregor LakeMay 19
Mission LakeMay 12
Moran LakeMay 8
Mud Turtle ReservoirMay 6
Murray LakeJun 10
Nilan ReservoirMay 26
O'juel LakeJun 9
Paleface ReservoirJun 8
Peck LakeJul 1
Perkins PondJun 17
Pishkun ReservoirMay 1
Placid LakeSep 29
Potts ReservoirMay 5
Rainy LakeJun 10
Rattlesnake ReservoirMay 6
Ruby River ReservoirJun 22
Silvertip ReservoirMay 5
Smokey LakeMay 8
Sophie LakeMay 6
South Sandstone ReservoirJun 25
Spar LakeJun 23
Spotted Eagle LakeJul 1
Swisher LakeMay 8
Tetrault LakeMay 6
Tongue River ReservoirMay 14
Upper Carters PondJun 3
Upper Twin LakeSep 25
Van LakeJul 1
West Plum Creek ReservoirMay 6
West Rosebud LakeJun 3
Wild Bill LakeAug 24
Wrangler ReservoirMay 7
Yellow Water ReservoirMay 22
Yellowtail Afterbay ReservoirMay 6

Questions about Montana stocking

When does Montana stock fish?: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks stocked fish February through September in 2026. The most recent entry on this page is Sep 29.
Is there a printable Montana stocking schedule?: Yes. The print view on this page lays the Montana schedule out for paper, including a county index, and can be filtered to a single county before printing.
How do I get Montana stocking updates automatically?: This page offers an RSS feed and a calendar feed for Montana, and each county page offers the same for that county alone. Subscribing to the calendar puts announced stocking dates straight into your own calendar.
How current is this Montana stocking information?: The record on this page is rebuilt every morning from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks's own publications. It was last read Oct 24. Schedules change without notice, sometimes the morning of the stocking, so check the agency's page before a long drive.
Which Montana waters have live conditions?: 2 Montana waters carry a USGS gauge, so their page shows the current level, the flow against the seasonal normal and the water temperature where the gauge reports one.

All rows come from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks publications (official page). Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Montana fishing regulations.