Kipp Lake fishing

Fishing at Kipp Lake has Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2011, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

May 12, 2026

Plants on record

Since 2011

Species recorded

Average size

3.8 in

Elevation

4,108.5 ft

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How Kipp Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of May. In 2026 it was May 12, 2026, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2021.

Fish at Kipp Lake

Fishing Kipp Lake is most likely to be for Brown Trout. All 12 plants on record are Brown Trout.

Around the dates Kipp Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 49.5°F in May, 57.8°F in June, 37.8°F in April. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Brown Trout 12 plants

Plants: 12 of 12
Last stocked: May 12, 2026
Average length: 3.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

14,9872011
15,0042012
14,9622013
15,0692015
11,9122018
9,9602020
11,1152022
13,8602023
11,4352024
11,8182025
12,8922026

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
May 12, 2026	Brown Trout	12,892	3.36 in	report
May 20, 2025	Brown Trout	11,818	3.69 in	report
May 16, 2024	Brown Trout	11,435	3.43 in	report
May 17, 2023	Brown Trout	13,860	3.67 in	report
May 17, 2022	Brown Trout	11,115	4.01 in	report
June 10, 2020	Brown Trout	9,960	4.65 in	report
May 30, 2018	Brown Trout	11,912	4.15 in	report
June 8, 2015	Brown Trout	138	4.28 in	report
June 8, 2015	Brown Trout	14,931	4.17 in	report
May 16, 2013	Brown Trout	14,962	3.54 in	report
April 24, 2012	Brown Trout	15,004	2.99 in	report
June 15, 2011	Brown Trout	14,987	4.14 in	report

Species stocked here

Brown Trout (12)

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.