Last stocked
October 16, 2025
Plants on record
21
Since 2011
Species recorded
3
Average size
3.5 in
Elevation
2,573.7 ft
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Havre
A US Bureau of Reclamation reservoir on the Milk River near Havre, built to store irrigation water for the Hi-Line region.
Sources: water_type , shore_notes , nearest_town , photos
How Fresno Reservoir is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of June. In 2025 it was June 27, 2025, about when it usually is.
No plants recorded in 8 years between 2011 and 2025.
Beaver Creek Reservoir (19.4 mi) was stocked more recently. Beaver Creek Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Walleye.
Fish at Fresno Reservoir
Fishing Fresno Reservoir is most likely to be for Walleye. Walleye accounts for 14 of 21 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and one more.
Around the dates Fresno Reservoir is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 73.3°F in July, 65°F in June, 44.8°F in October, 56°F in May. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Walleye 14 plants
- Plants
- 14 of 21
- Last stocked
- June 27, 2025
- Average length
- 1.9 in
Rainbow Trout 6 plants
- Plants
- 6 of 21
- Last stocked
- May 19, 2021
- Average length
- 7.7 in
Crappie 1 plant
- Plants
- 1 of 21
- Last stocked
- October 16, 2025
- Average length
- 1.9 in
Fish stocked per year
- 38,5842011
- 22,2412020
- 37,2542021
- 50,4402022
- 75,1692023
- 75,8342024
- 5,7652025
Stocking history
Showing 15 of 21 plants Showing 21 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2025 | Crappie | 2,000 | 1.9 in | report |
| June 27, 2025 | Walleye | 3,765 | 1.52 in | report |
| June 26, 2024 | Walleye | 75,834 | 1.49 in | report |
| July 11, 2023 | Walleye | 6,912 | 2 in | report |
| July 10, 2023 | Walleye | 10,642 | 2.12 in | report |
| June 29, 2023 | Walleye | 33,358 | 1.85 in | report |
| June 27, 2023 | Walleye | 24,257 | 1.91 in | report |
| June 28, 2022 | Walleye | 50,440 | 1.6 in | report |
| July 8, 2021 | Walleye | 9,166 | 2.05 in | report |
| July 8, 2021 | Walleye | 9,166 | 2.05 in | report |
| July 1, 2021 | Walleye | 3,874 | 1.91 in | report |
| July 1, 2021 | Walleye | 3,874 | 1.91 in | report |
| July 1, 2021 | Walleye | 3,874 | 1.91 in | report |
| July 1, 2021 | Walleye | 3,874 | 1.91 in | report |
| May 19, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 3,426 | 7.4 in | report |
| October 8, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 5,056 | 8.05 in | report |
| October 8, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 5,056 | 8.05 in | report |
| September 25, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 8,129 | 7.47 in | report |
| June 1, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | 7.51 in | report |
| May 27, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 3,000 | 7.49 in | report |
| July 21, 2011 | Walleye | 38,584 | 1.95 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.