Crow Coulee Reservoir fishing

Fishing at Crow Coulee Reservoir has Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, and Tiger Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2016, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

June 30, 2025

Plants on record

18

Since 2016

Species recorded

4

Average size

3.9 in

Elevation

2,979.4 ft

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How Crow Coulee Reservoir is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of June. In 2025 it was June 11, 2025, about when it usually is.

Silvan Pond (14.5 mi), Gasvoda Reservoir (16.8 mi), and Leningtons Reservoir (21.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Silvan Pond is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Gasvoda Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Largemouth Bass, and Leningtons Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, and Tiger Trout.

Fish at Crow Coulee Reservoir

Fishing Crow Coulee Reservoir is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 12 of 18 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 2 more.

Around the dates Crow Coulee Reservoir is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 64.7°F in June, 55.3°F in May, 73.4°F in July, 71°F in August. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout 12 plants
Plants
12 of 18
Last stocked
June 11, 2025
Average length
4.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Largemouth Bass 4 plants
Plants
4 of 18
Last stocked
July 22, 2021
Average length
1.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Largemouth Bass guide.

Smallmouth Bass 1 plant
Plants
1 of 18
Last stocked
August 2, 2018
Average length
2.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Smallmouth Bass guide.

Tiger Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 18
Last stocked
June 30, 2025
Average length
4.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 6962016
  • 8,3002017
  • 7,2862018
  • 5,5022019
  • 3,3252020
  • 3,3262021
  • 1,8062022
  • 1,7982023
  • 1,7962024
  • 2,1852025

Stocking history

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Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 30, 2025 Tiger Trout 400 4.16 in report
June 11, 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,785 3.86 in report
June 14, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,796 5.18 in report
June 21, 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,798 5.39 in report
June 17, 2022 Rainbow Trout 1,806 4.65 in report
July 22, 2021 Largemouth Bass 1,500 1.92 in report
June 9, 2021 Rainbow Trout 1,826 5.15 in report
July 15, 2020 Largemouth Bass 1,500 0.77 in report
June 12, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,825 4.4 in report
July 27, 2019 Largemouth Bass 2,682 1.55 in report
June 19, 2019 Rainbow Trout 2,820 4.87 in report
August 2, 2018 Smallmouth Bass 1,055 2.33 in report
May 30, 2018 Rainbow Trout 1,821 4.29 in report
May 30, 2018 Rainbow Trout 4,410 3.07 in report
August 8, 2017 Largemouth Bass 1,500 1.62 in report
May 11, 2017 Rainbow Trout 4,998 4.09 in report
May 11, 2017 Rainbow Trout 1,802 4.09 in report
October 18, 2016 Rainbow Trout 696 8.55 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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