Kuester Lake fishing

Fishing at Kuester Lake has Yellow Perch on the stocking report. It is stocked once in 2024, most often in August. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

August 1, 2024

Plants on record

Since 2024

Species recorded

Average size

1.3 in

Elevation

2,398.5 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town: Richey

About 66-acre lake south of Highway 200, a few miles northeast of Richey, MT.

Sources: shore_notes , nearest_town

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How Kuester Lake is stocked

Johnson Reservoir (9.9 mi), Medicine Lake (33.2 mi), and Temple Pond (41.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Johnson Reservoir is also stocked with Yellow Perch.

Fish at Kuester Lake

Fishing Kuester Lake is most likely to be for Yellow Perch. The one plant on record is Yellow Perch.

Around the dates Kuester Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 71.2°F in August. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Yellow Perch 1 plant

Plants: 1 of 1
Last stocked: August 1, 2024
Average length: 1.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Yellow Perch guide.

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
August 1, 2024	Yellow Perch	20,000	1.33 in	report

Species stocked here

Yellow Perch (1)

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