Stocking Report
Largemouth Bass stocking in Montana
829 recorded stockings, 185 waters, averaging 2.01" at release, from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Oct 15, 2025
When largemouth bass goes in
96% of recorded stockings happen from July through August.
- 0%Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- 0%Apr
- 0%May
- 0%Jun
- 60%Jul
- 36%Aug
- 3%Sep
- 1%Oct
- 0%Nov
- Dec
Share of all recorded largemouth bass 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 largemouth bass gets stocked in Montana
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Crk Ranch Pond, Lower | Not reported | 3 | 1,500 | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Anderson Coulee Reservoir | Not reported | 3 | 3,100 | Aug 3, 2015 |
| Slivka Reservoir | Not reported | 3 | 3,000 | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Deveraux Pond #1 | Not reported | 3 | 2,600 | Jul 25, 2012 |
| Doll Pond | Not reported | 3 | 5,000 | Jul 28, 2011 |
| Winter Harbor Pond | Not reported | 3 | 7,000 | Sep 9, 2009 |
| Fort Peck Dredge Cuts | Not reported | 3 | 10,850 | Aug 7, 2008 |
| Carters Pond | Fergus | 3 | 8,000 | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Haughian Bass Pond | Not reported | 2 | 4,000 | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Taint Reservoir | Phillips | 2 | 5,000 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Whiteface Reservoir | Phillips | 2 | 3,000 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Harry's Pond | Not reported | 2 | 2,000 | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Maddie Lake | Not reported | 2 | 400 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Pat Labree Reservoir | Not reported | 2 | 2,985 | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Pr 018 Reservoir | Not reported | 2 | 3,000 | Aug 19, 2024 |
| Haynie Pond | Not reported | 2 | 4,000 | Aug 9, 2023 |
| Buxbaum (Daryl), Reservoir | Not reported | 2 | 2,500 | Jul 15, 2021 |
| Hansen Pond | Not reported | 2 | 1,000 | Jul 22, 2020 |
| Ayers Pond | Not reported | 2 | 2,000 | Jul 17, 2020 |
| Gaskill # 2 | Not reported | 2 | 1,500 | Jul 17, 2020 |
| Lee Pit, A.G. | Not reported | 2 | 1,000 | Jul 17, 2020 |
| Jarden Reservoir 1 | Not reported | 2 | 2,073 | Jul 16, 2020 |
| Bergstrom Reservoir | Not reported | 2 | 2,500 | Jul 27, 2019 |
| Kreider Reservoir #3 | Not reported | 2 | 2,000 | Jul 24, 2019 |
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.
