Koessler Lake fishing

Fishing at Koessler Lake has Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2 times a year since 2015, most often in August and October.

Last stocked

August 23, 2018

Plants on record

8

Since 2015

Species recorded

1

Average size

1.9 in

Elevation

6,013.6 ft

How Koessler Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of August. In 2018 it was August 23, 2018, about when it usually is.

Holland Lake (5.4 mi), Pierce Lake (6.1 mi), Woodward Lake (6.3 mi), Lake Alva (7.7 mi), and Lake Inez (9.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Holland Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Pierce Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Woodward Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Lake Alva is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, and Lake Inez is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

Fish at Koessler Lake

Fishing Koessler Lake is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. All 8 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout.

Around the dates Koessler Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 59.4°F in August, 35°F in October. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Cutthroat Trout 8 plants
Plants
8 of 8
Last stocked
August 23, 2018
Average length
1.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 8,7002015
  • 8,7002016
  • 8,7442017
  • 5,4042018

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
August 23, 2018 Cutthroat Trout 1,400 2 in report
August 23, 2018 Cutthroat Trout 4,004 2 in report
August 12, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 713 2 in report
August 12, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 1,760 2 in report
August 12, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 4,984 2 in report
August 12, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 1,287 1 in report
August 24, 2016 Cutthroat Trout 8,700 2.01 in report
October 6, 2015 Cutthroat Trout 8,700 2.4 in report

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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