Montana Fishing Forecast
Best times · fresh stockings · best bets
Today's solunar windows for Montana's most-stocked waters, what the trucks just did, and where the record says to go. Recomputed every morning from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks feed and the moon's own arithmetic.
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · moon: waxing gibbous, 93% lit
Today's solunar windows
| Water | Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | Last stocked | Water temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Peck Lake | 9:48-11:48 am and 10:11 pm-12:11 am | 4:06-5:06 am and 4:16-5:16 pm | 80 days ago | |
| Canyon Ferry Lake | 10:07 am-12:07 pm and 10:30 pm-12:30 am | 4:26-5:26 am and 4:35-5:35 pm | 114 days ago | |
| Harpers Lake | 10:15 am-12:15 pm and 10:38 pm-12:38 am | 4:33-5:33 am and 4:42-5:42 pm | 115 days ago | |
| Lake Como | 10:18 am-12:18 pm and 10:41 pm-12:41 am | 4:37-5:37 am and 4:47-5:47 pm | 45 days ago |
Major and minor periods are solunar times, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement; the stocking dates and gauge readings are measured. Times are Mountain Time (MDT), each water computed at its own coordinates. Every water page carries its own windows.
Freshest stockings
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Water | County | 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 |
Stocking rows from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
(official page);
sun and moon times computed from this page's own coordinates, no
forecast service involved. The full schedule lives on the
Montana stocking
page. Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Montana fishing
regulations.