Bootjack Lake fishing

Bootjack Lake fishing has Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2.1 times a year since 2011, most often in June and September. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked
June 8, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
33
Since 2011
Species recorded
2
Average size
3.7 in
Elevation
4,293.7 ft

Fish at Bootjack Lake

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Around the dates Bootjack Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 56.5°F in June, 54.8°F in September, 48.9°F in May, 66.1°F in July. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 28 plants · last June 8, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked June 8, 2026 · avg 3.9 in · 28 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Bootjack Lake is stocked

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

Fish stocked in 2011

2,578

Fish stocked in 2012

2,894

Fish stocked in 2013

1,509

Fish stocked in 2014

3,850

Fish stocked in 2015

2,653

Fish stocked in 2016

4,150

Fish stocked in 2017

4,100

Fish stocked in 2018

4,151

Fish stocked in 2019

2,648

Fish stocked in 2020

3,650

Fish stocked in 2021

3,150

Fish stocked in 2022

3,149

Fish stocked in 2023

3,153

Fish stocked in 2024

1,500

Fish stocked in 2025

3,000

Fish stocked in 2026

2,938

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 8, 2026Rainbow Trout1,4283.9 inreport
May 7, 2026Rainbow Trout1,5103.26 inreport
June 25, 2025Rainbow Trout1,5003.7 inreport
June 19, 2025Rainbow Trout1,5002.77 inreport
June 25, 2024Rainbow Trout1,5003.96 inreport
October 6, 2023Rainbow Trout1,6534.65 inreport
June 23, 2023Rainbow Trout1,5003.6 inreport
September 19, 2022Rainbow Trout1,6494.56 inreport
June 20, 2022Rainbow Trout1,5004.04 inreport
September 22, 2021Rainbow Trout1,6503.96 inreport
June 9, 2021Rainbow Trout1,5003.38 inreport
September 15, 2020Rainbow Trout1,6504.16 inreport
May 19, 2020Rainbow Trout2,0003.87 inreport
September 25, 2019Rainbow Trout1,6484.28 inreport
July 10, 2019Cutthroat Trout1,0001.21 inreport
September 17, 2018Rainbow Trout1,6514.17 inreport
June 5, 2018Rainbow Trout2,5004.16 inreport
September 26, 2017Rainbow Trout1,5004.33 inreport
August 17, 2017Cutthroat Trout2,6001.24 inreport
September 21, 2016Rainbow Trout1,6504.18 inreport
September 8, 2016Rainbow Trout2004.86 inreport
June 8, 2016Rainbow Trout2,3003.64 inreport
September 9, 2015Rainbow Trout1,6513.21 inreport
August 27, 2015Cutthroat Trout1,0021.65 inreport
September 17, 2014Rainbow Trout1,3501.84 inreport
May 27, 2014Rainbow Trout2,5003.62 inreport
July 17, 2013Rainbow Trout1,5094.45 inreport
June 21, 2012Rainbow Trout1,9874.64 inreport
June 21, 2012Rainbow Trout3344.64 inreport
June 21, 2012Rainbow Trout554.64 inreport
May 17, 2012Cutthroat Trout5185.17 inreport
August 30, 2011Cutthroat Trout1,0301.5 inreport
July 6, 2011Rainbow Trout1,5483.43 inreport

Access and facts

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Public land at Bootjack Lake

Bootjack Lake is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Kootenai National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Bootjack Lake?

Fishing Bootjack Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 28 of 33 plants on record, ahead of Cutthroat Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked June 8, 2026, averaging 3.9 in. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked July 10, 2019, averaging 2.2 in.

When is Bootjack Lake stocked?

Last stocked June 8, 2026. It is stocked about 2.1 times a year since 2011, most often in June and September.

How big are the fish stocked at Bootjack Lake?

Stocked fish average 3.7 in. Rainbow Trout average 3.9 in. Cutthroat Trout average 2.2 in.