Killenbeck Reservoir fishing

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

Last stocked

May 17, 2025

Plants on record

17

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

3.3 in

Elevation

2,523.6 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Scobey

Small (about 34-acre) reservoir 8 miles west of Scobey on Hwy 248, then north on N Four Buttes Rd, left on Butte Creek Rd.

Sources: shore_notes , nearest_town

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How Killenbeck Reservoir is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of May. In 2025 it was May 17, 2025, about when it usually is.

Whitetail Reservoir (26 mi), Hatfield Reservoir (30.1 mi), and O'juel Lake (39.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Whitetail Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Hatfield Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and O'juel Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at Killenbeck Reservoir

Fishing Killenbeck Reservoir is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 17 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

Around the dates Killenbeck Reservoir is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 53.7°F in May, 63.4°F in June, 39°F in April. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout 17 plants
Plants
17 of 17
Last stocked
May 17, 2025
Average length
3.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,0002011
  • 1,0002012
  • 2,0852013
  • 1,0002014
  • 1,0002015
  • 1,0002016
  • 1,0002017
  • 1,0002018
  • 1,0002019
  • 1,0002020
  • 1,0002021
  • 1,0002022
  • 1,0002023
  • 1,0002024
  • 1,0002025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 17 plants Showing 17 plants

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 17, 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,000 3.17 in report
May 15, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.92 in report
May 17, 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.63 in report
May 11, 2022 Rainbow Trout 1,000 3.25 in report
June 2, 2021 Rainbow Trout 1,000 3.49 in report
May 12, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,000 3.21 in report
May 14, 2019 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.65 in report
May 4, 2018 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.38 in report
April 14, 2017 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.02 in report
April 8, 2016 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.09 in report
April 17, 2015 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.04 in report
April 17, 2014 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.1 in report
June 13, 2013 Rainbow Trout 503 6.57 in report
June 13, 2013 Rainbow Trout 1,582 3.05 in report
May 14, 2012 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.71 in report
June 27, 2011 Rainbow Trout 500 7.4 in report
June 27, 2011 Rainbow Trout 1,500 3.71 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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