Kolar Reservoir 2 fishing

Fishing at Kolar Reservoir 2 has Cutthroat Trout and Largemouth Bass on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2011, most often in July and August. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

August 7, 2025

Plants on record

11

Since 2011

Species recorded

2

Average size

2.5 in

Elevation

4,070.1 ft

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How Kolar Reservoir 2 is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of July. In 2025 it was August 7, 2025, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 2012, 2014, 2020, and 2022.

Kolar Reservoir 1 (0.5 mi), Ackley Lake (34.2 mi), Rainbow Dam Reservoir (38.7 mi), and Eightmile Springs (40.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Eightmile Springs is also stocked with Largemouth Bass.

Fish at Kolar Reservoir 2

Fishing Kolar Reservoir 2 is most likely to be for Largemouth Bass. Largemouth Bass accounts for 9 of 11 plants on record, ahead of Cutthroat Trout.

Around the dates Kolar Reservoir 2 is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 70.5°F in July, 68.4°F in August, 51.8°F in May, 61.2°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Largemouth Bass 9 plants
Plants
9 of 11
Last stocked
August 7, 2025
Average length
2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Largemouth Bass guide.

Cutthroat Trout 2 plants
Plants
2 of 11
Last stocked
May 24, 2013
Average length
4.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,5002011
  • 1,5002013
  • 2,0002015
  • 2,0002016
  • 2,0002017
  • 1,5002018
  • 2,0002019
  • 2,0002021
  • 2,0002023
  • 2,0002024
  • 2,0002025

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
August 7, 2025 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.56 in report
August 13, 2024 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.35 in report
July 27, 2023 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.8 in report
July 21, 2021 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.89 in report
July 26, 2019 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.55 in report
July 19, 2018 Largemouth Bass 1,500 2.01 in report
August 2, 2017 Largemouth Bass 2,000 3.03 in report
August 24, 2016 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.97 in report
July 30, 2015 Largemouth Bass 2,000 2.5 in report
May 24, 2013 Cutthroat Trout 1,500 5.1 in report
June 2, 2011 Cutthroat Trout 1,500 4.77 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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