Dry Fork Reservoir fishing

Fishing at Dry Fork Reservoir has Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Yellow Perch, and Largemouth Bass on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2011, most often in June and July. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Largemouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, and dawn, day, and dusk for Yellow Perch.

Last stocked

June 25, 2025

Plants on record

23

Since 2011

Species recorded

4

Average size

3.5 in

Elevation

2,459.8 ft

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How Dry Fork Reservoir is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of June. In 2025 it was June 25, 2025, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 2018.

Salmo Reservoir (4.3 mi), Reser Reservoir (9 mi), North Faber Reservoir (11.3 mi), Chouteau Reservoir (13.7 mi), and Grasshopper Reservoir (17.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Salmo Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Largemouth Bass, Reser Reservoir is also stocked with Largemouth Bass and Rainbow Trout, North Faber Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Largemouth Bass, Chouteau Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Grasshopper Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at Dry Fork Reservoir

Fishing Dry Fork Reservoir is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 13 of 23 plants on record, ahead of Walleye and 2 more.

Around the dates Dry Fork Reservoir is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 64.6°F in June, 72°F in July, 55.4°F in May, 45°F in October. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 23
Last stocked
June 6, 2024
Average length
4.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Walleye 8 plants
Plants
8 of 23
Last stocked
June 25, 2025
Average length
1.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Largemouth Bass 1 plant
Plants
1 of 23
Last stocked
July 15, 2020
Average length
0.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Largemouth Bass guide.

Yellow Perch 1 plant
Plants
1 of 23
Last stocked
July 11, 2019
Average length
1.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Yellow Perch guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 10,0802011
  • 20,0772012
  • 14,0002013
  • 14,3572014
  • 29,2382015
  • 24,4552016
  • 25,7352017
  • 65,9852019
  • 9,9372020
  • 10,0002021
  • 20,0002022
  • 25,6032023
  • 5,0002024
  • 10,0002025

Stocking history

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Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 25, 2025 Walleye 10,000 1.3 in report
June 6, 2024 Rainbow Trout 5,000 3.23 in report
July 6, 2023 Walleye 10,309 2.14 in report
June 15, 2023 Rainbow Trout 15,294 2.92 in report
June 14, 2022 Rainbow Trout 20,000 3.33 in report
June 21, 2021 Walleye 10,000 1.3 in report
July 15, 2020 Largemouth Bass 9,937 0.77 in report
September 17, 2019 Rainbow Trout 17,931 4.43 in report
July 11, 2019 Yellow Perch 37,560 1.24 in report
July 9, 2019 Walleye 10,494 1.83 in report
October 18, 2017 Rainbow Trout 15,735 4.87 in report
June 21, 2017 Walleye 10,000 1.52 in report
October 20, 2016 Rainbow Trout 24,455 4.6 in report
November 2, 2015 Rainbow Trout 19,238 4.49 in report
June 22, 2015 Walleye 10,000 1.55 in report
June 4, 2014 Rainbow Trout 4,007 8.15 in report
June 4, 2014 Rainbow Trout 10,350 4.24 in report
July 9, 2013 Walleye 9,999 1.83 in report
May 29, 2013 Rainbow Trout 1,308 6.78 in report
May 28, 2013 Rainbow Trout 2,693 6.78 in report
June 27, 2012 Walleye 10,064 1.9 in report
June 13, 2012 Rainbow Trout 10,013 3.75 in report
April 28, 2011 Rainbow Trout 10,080 6.66 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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