Chouteau Reservoir fishing

Fishing at Chouteau Reservoir has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2012, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

September 18, 2025

Plants on record

21

Since 2012

Species recorded

1

Average size

4.7 in

Elevation

2,886.6 ft

Access and facts

About 17 miles north of Highway 2 via Cherry Ridge Road, per Montana FWP's waterbody directions.

Sources: shore_notes

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How Chouteau Reservoir is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of May. In 2025 it was June 4, 2025, later than usual.

Salmo Reservoir (15.9 mi), Reser Reservoir (18.1 mi), and Grasshopper Reservoir (30.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Salmo Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Reser Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Grasshopper Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at Chouteau Reservoir

Fishing Chouteau Reservoir is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 21 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

Around the dates Chouteau Reservoir is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 54.6°F in May, 63.6°F in June, 41.2°F in April, 44.1°F in October. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout 21 plants
Plants
21 of 21
Last stocked
September 18, 2025
Average length
4.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,5012012
  • 2,0002013
  • 2,0002014
  • 2,0002015
  • 2,0002016
  • 2,0002017
  • 2,0002018
  • 2,0002019
  • 4,3212020
  • 7,0002021
  • 6,8622022
  • 2,0002023
  • 3,0002024
  • 3,0002025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 21 plants Showing 21 plants

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 18, 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,000 8.6 in report
June 4, 2025 Rainbow Trout 2,000 7.03 in report
October 7, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,000 8.09 in report
July 11, 2024 Rainbow Trout 2,000 7.24 in report
July 18, 2023 Rainbow Trout 2,000 6.7 in report
October 4, 2022 Rainbow Trout 2,862 4.58 in report
June 2, 2022 Rainbow Trout 2,000 7.08 in report
May 10, 2022 Rainbow Trout 2,000 3.25 in report
October 12, 2021 Rainbow Trout 3,000 5.26 in report
June 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 2,000 3.1 in report
June 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 2,000 7.07 in report
May 19, 2020 Rainbow Trout 2,311 3.29 in report
May 19, 2020 Rainbow Trout 2,010 7.07 in report
May 13, 2019 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2.65 in report
May 3, 2018 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2.47 in report
April 13, 2017 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2.02 in report
April 7, 2016 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2.09 in report
April 16, 2015 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2.01 in report
April 16, 2014 Rainbow Trout 2,000 2.08 in report
June 19, 2013 Rainbow Trout 2,000 3.27 in report
May 8, 2012 Rainbow Trout 1,501 2.72 in report
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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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