H.C. Kuhr Reservoir fishing

Fishing at H.C. Kuhr Reservoir has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

April 30, 2025

Plants on record

16

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

2.8 in

Elevation

3,109.7 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Chinook

Small (about 18-acre) reservoir 17 miles south of Chinook on Hwy 240.

Sources: shore_notes , nearest_town

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How H.C. Kuhr Reservoir is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of May. In 2025 it was April 30, 2025, earlier than usual.

Grasshopper Reservoir (4.2 mi), Ross Reservoir (10.4 mi), Anderson Reservoir (15.2 mi), and Salmo Reservoir (17.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Grasshopper Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Anderson Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Salmo Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at H.C. Kuhr Reservoir

Fishing H.C. Kuhr Reservoir is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 16 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

Around the dates H.C. Kuhr Reservoir is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 54.7°F in May, 42.5°F in April, 63.7°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout 16 plants
Plants
16 of 16
Last stocked
April 30, 2025
Average length
2.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 3,0002011
  • 3,0002012
  • 3,0002013
  • 3,0092014
  • 3,0002015
  • 3,0002016
  • 3,0002017
  • 3,0002018
  • 3,3692019
  • 5,3512020
  • 3,0002021
  • 3,0002022
  • 3,3182023
  • 3,0002024
  • 3,0002025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 16 plants Showing 16 plants

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 30, 2025 Rainbow Trout 3,000 2.87 in report
May 28, 2024 Rainbow Trout 3,000 3.23 in report
May 30, 2023 Rainbow Trout 3,318 2.74 in report
May 25, 2022 Rainbow Trout 3,000 3.25 in report
June 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 3,000 3.1 in report
May 5, 2020 Rainbow Trout 5,351 3.08 in report
June 6, 2019 Rainbow Trout 869 3.17 in report
May 13, 2019 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2.65 in report
May 3, 2018 Rainbow Trout 3,000 2.47 in report
April 13, 2017 Rainbow Trout 3,000 2.02 in report
April 7, 2016 Rainbow Trout 3,000 2.09 in report
April 22, 2015 Rainbow Trout 3,000 2.16 in report
May 14, 2014 Rainbow Trout 3,009 2.44 in report
June 19, 2013 Rainbow Trout 3,000 3.27 in report
May 8, 2012 Rainbow Trout 3,000 2.72 in report
May 18, 2011 Rainbow Trout 3,000 3.09 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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