Perkins Pond

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, all in June; 615 fish reported. A 3.2-acre lake.

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last stocked Jun 17 128 days ago

best window 10:36 pm-12:36 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

615 fish reported

3.2 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Jun 17	Rainbow trout		319	completed
Jun 17	Rainbow trout		296	completed

When to fish Perkins Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:13 am-12:13 pm and 10:36 pm-12:36 am	4:32-5:32 am and 4:41-5:41 pm
Tomorrow	10:59 am-12:59 pm	5:46-6:46 am and 5:00-6:00 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 Jun 17

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 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell

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
Georgetown Lake	22 mi	Sep 8
Maney Lake	23 mi	Jun 16
Homestake Lake	36 mi	Jun 16
Browns Lake	45 mi	Sep 16
Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir	53 mi	May 12

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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.