Stocking Report
Golden Trout stocking in Montana
80 recorded stockings, 25 waters, averaging 1.4" at release, from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Oct 7, 2025
When golden trout goes in
86% of recorded stockings happen in September.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- 4%Jun
- 3%Jul
- Aug
- 86%Sep
- 8%Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Share of all recorded golden trout stockings in Montana, by calendar month. Stocking does not guarantee fish are present. Check current regulations and access before you go.
States run two very different stocking calendars. We looked at all 114,145 records to work out why.
Where golden trout gets stocked in Montana
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Lake | Not reported | 7 | 7,842 | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Incisor Lake | Park | 6 | 6,870 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Martin Lake | Not reported | 6 | 15,500 | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Scat Lake | Carbon | 6 | 4,050 | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Rock Tree Lake | Carbon | 5 | 7,810 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Skytop Lake | Not reported | 5 | 2,750 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Big Butte Lake | Carbon | 4 | 7,618 | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Desolation Lake | Carbon | 4 | 12,380 | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Asteroid Lake | Stillwater | 4 | 1,280 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Dryad Lake | Stillwater | 4 | 1,902 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Heart Lake | Not reported | 4 | 4,400 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Island Lake | Not reported | 4 | 2,900 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Sunken Rock Lake | Sweet Grass | 4 | 4,300 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Hurley Lake | Not reported | 2 | 1,400 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| West Fishtail Creek Lake 40 | Not reported | 2 | 1,460 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Rainbow Lake | Not reported | 2 | 2,000 | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Foolhen Lake | Beaverhead | 2 | 1,600 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Little Scat Lake | Carbon | 2 | 1,000 | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Lena Lake | Not reported | 1 | 1,000 | Sep 4, 2014 |
| Twin Bridges Gravel Pond | Not reported | 1 | 1,000 | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Olga Lake | Not reported | 1 | 1,000 | Jun 25, 2006 |
| Banana Lake | Sanders | 1 | 800 | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Cliff Lake | Not reported | 1 | 1,000 | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Lake McKnight | Park | 1 | 1,100 | Sep 6, 2005 |
See everything Montana stocks in the full Montana stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the Montana fishing spot finder.
Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, from its fish stocking locations dataset.
