Fort Peck Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked monthly May through August in 2026, heaviest in June: walleye, chinook salmon, and northern pike, 67 plants in all. A 233,296-acre reservoir.

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last stocked Aug 4 80 days ago

best window 10:11 pm-12:11 am solunar major today

67 stockings 2026

16,996,862 fish reported

233,296 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Walleye 43 stockings

Chinook salmon 23 stockings

Northern pike 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Fish	Status
May 12	Walleye	3,600,000	completed
May 13	Walleye	3,600,000	completed
May 14	Walleye	1,600,000	completed
May 18	Walleye	3,600,000	completed
May 21	Walleye	1,391,659	completed
May 26	Chinook salmon	4,900	completed
May 26	Chinook salmon	6,600	completed
May 26	Chinook salmon	7,400	completed
May 27	Chinook salmon	4,000	completed
May 27	Chinook salmon	11,400	completed
May 27	Chinook salmon	4,500	completed
May 27	Chinook salmon	8,700	completed
May 27	Chinook salmon	15,700	completed
May 28	Chinook salmon	16,600	completed
May 29	Chinook salmon	2,000	completed
May 29	Chinook salmon	8,300	completed
May 29	Chinook salmon	7,500	completed
May 29	Chinook salmon	6,800	completed
May 29	Chinook salmon	5,700	completed
May 29	Chinook salmon	6,500	completed
Jun 1	Chinook salmon	5,700	completed
Jun 1	Chinook salmon	10,300	completed
Jun 1	Chinook salmon	7,500	completed
Jun 1	Chinook salmon	5,400	completed
Jun 2	Chinook salmon	3,100	completed
Jun 2	Chinook salmon	10,100	completed
Jun 2	Chinook salmon	5,500	completed
Jun 2	Chinook salmon	15,800	completed
Jun 15	Walleye	12,700	completed
Jun 15	Walleye	33,893	completed
Jun 15	Walleye	75,600	completed
Jun 15	Walleye	155,800	completed
Jun 16	Northern pike	5,500	completed
Jun 16	Walleye	65,800	completed
Jun 16	Walleye	87,180	completed
Jun 16	Walleye	154,600	completed
Jun 16	Walleye	81,900	completed
Jun 17	Walleye	178,100	completed
Jun 17	Walleye	92,900	completed
Jun 17	Walleye	69,270	completed
Jun 18	Walleye	205,800	completed
Jun 18	Walleye	10,200	completed
Jun 18	Walleye	86,700	completed
Jun 18	Walleye	75,000	completed
Jun 18	Walleye	50,078	completed
Jun 19	Walleye	63,300	completed
Jun 19	Walleye	96,000	completed
Jun 19	Walleye	120,600	completed
Jun 23	Walleye	164,700	completed
Jun 23	Walleye	79,500	completed
Jun 24	Walleye	41,650	completed
Jun 24	Walleye	70,800	completed
Jun 24	Walleye	7,782	completed
Jun 25	Walleye	45,500	completed
Jun 25	Walleye	182,900	completed
Jun 25	Walleye	80,100	completed
Jun 26	Walleye	82,500	completed
Jun 26	Walleye	160,500	completed
Jun 26	Walleye	91,600	completed
Jun 29	Walleye	17,400	completed
Jun 30	Walleye	64,800	completed
Jun 30	Walleye	13,250	completed
Jun 30	Walleye	103,500	completed
Jul 1	Walleye	25,300	completed
Jul 1	Walleye	51,400	completed
Jul 8	Walleye	18,800	completed
Aug 4	Walleye	2,300	completed

When to fish Fort Peck Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:48-11:48 am and 10:11 pm-12:11 am	4:06-5:06 am and 4:16-5:16 pm
Tomorrow	10:34 am-12:34 pm and 10:58 pm-12:58 am	5:22-6:22 am and 4:33-5:33 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 93% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Mountain Time (MDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Aug 4

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Montana fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the walleye (walleye stocked 43 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Medium spinning rod	6.5 to 7 ft medium, 8 lb line; sensitivity beats power here
Jigging raps and blade baits	vertical over deep structure in the cold months
Jig and minnow	1/8 to 1/4 oz round jigs tipped live or plastic; drag the bottom slowly

For the salmon and steelhead (chinook salmon stocked 23 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Beads and egg imitations	drifted under a float where bait rules allow
Trolling flies and dodgers	for landlocked salmon in the lakes, early and late in the day
Medium spinning rod	8 to 9 ft with 8 to 12 lb line; big water, big runs

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Fort Peck Trout Pond	28 mi	Jul 1
King Reservoir	47 mi	May 7
Wrangler Reservoir	62 mi	May 7
Paleface Reservoir	72 mi	Jun 8
O'juel Lake	73 mi	Jun 9

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Records from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Montana fishing regulations.