Moran Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked April to May in 2026: brook trout and rainbow trout, 2 plants in all. A 39-acre lake.

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last stocked May 8 168 days ago

best window 10:45 pm-12:45 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

2,504 fish reported

39 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Brook trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 7	Rainbow trout		1,004	completed
May 8	Brook trout		1,500	completed

When to fish Moran Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:22 am-12:22 pm and 10:45 pm-12:45 am	4:41-5:41 am and 4:48-5:48 pm
Tomorrow	11:08 am-1:08 pm	5:58-6:58 am and 5:05-6:05 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 May 8

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 trout (rainbow trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth

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
Sophie Lake	0.8 mi	May 6
Tetrault Lake	0.8 mi	May 6
Swisher Lake	1.4 mi	May 8
Smokey Lake	29 mi	May 8
Murray Lake	46 mi	Jun 10

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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.