Clark Reservoir fishing

Fishing at Clark Reservoir has Rainbow Trout 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 as the active times.

Last stocked

May 14, 2025

Plants on record

13

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

2.2 in

Elevation

3,080.4 ft

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How Clark Reservoir is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of April. In 2025 it was May 14, 2025, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 2014 and 2015.

Kreider Reservoir #2 (20 mi) and Fort Peck Lake (29.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Kreider Reservoir #2 is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at Clark Reservoir

Fishing Clark Reservoir is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 13 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

Around the dates Clark Reservoir is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 43.2°F in April, 55.5°F in May, 65.7°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 13
Last stocked
May 14, 2025
Average length
2.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,5002011
  • 2,5002012
  • 2,5002013
  • 2,5002016
  • 2,5002017
  • 2,5002018
  • 2,5002019
  • 2,5002020
  • 2,5002021
  • 2,5002022
  • 2,5002023
  • 2,5002024
  • 2,5002025

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 14, 2025 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2.26 in report
May 24, 2024 Rainbow Trout 2,500 1.78 in report
May 18, 2023 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2.27 in report
April 28, 2022 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2 in report
June 9, 2021 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2.51 in report
April 23, 2020 Rainbow Trout 2,500 4.41 in report
April 24, 2019 Rainbow Trout 2,500 1.88 in report
May 3, 2018 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2.01 in report
April 12, 2017 Rainbow Trout 2,500 1.98 in report
April 6, 2016 Rainbow Trout 2,500 1.9 in report
April 12, 2013 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2 in report
April 19, 2012 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2.15 in report
April 23, 2011 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2 in report

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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