Brooks Reservoir 3 fishing

Fishing at Brooks Reservoir 3 has Rainbow Trout and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

Last stocked

May 12, 2025

Plants on record

14

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

2.2 in

Elevation

3,063.5 ft

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How Brooks Reservoir 3 is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of April. In 2025 it was May 12, 2025, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 2013.

Kreider Reservoir #2 (32.6 mi), McRae Reservoir 1, Jack (35.9 mi), and Saylor Pond (38.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Kreider Reservoir #2 is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, McRae Reservoir 1, Jack is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Saylor Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at Brooks Reservoir 3

Fishing Brooks Reservoir 3 is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 14 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

Around the dates Brooks Reservoir 3 is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 43.2°F in April, 55.7°F in May, 66.5°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout 14 plants
Plants
14 of 14
Last stocked
May 12, 2025
Average length
2.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,0002011
  • 2,0002012
  • 2,0002014
  • 2,0002015
  • 2,0002016
  • 2,0002017
  • 2,0002018
  • 2,0002019
  • 2,0002020
  • 2,0002021
  • 2,0002022
  • 2,0002023
  • 2,0002024
  • 2,0002025

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 12, 2025 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2.26 in report
May 22, 2024 Rainbow Trout 2,000 1.78 in report
May 20, 2023 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2.27 in report
April 26, 2022 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2 in report
June 7, 2021 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2.51 in report
April 21, 2020 Rainbow Trout 2,000 4.42 in report
April 23, 2019 Rainbow Trout 2,000 1.88 in report
May 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2.01 in report
April 11, 2017 Rainbow Trout 2,000 1.98 in report
April 4, 2016 Rainbow Trout 2,000 1.9 in report
April 6, 2015 Rainbow Trout 2,000 1.8 in report
April 15, 2014 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2 in report
April 17, 2012 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2.15 in report
April 20, 2011 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2 in report

Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

  • Walleye : One 10-inch walleye was collected during an August 2009 survey; only trout are stocked in this pond. (source)

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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