Miles City Hatchery Pond fishing

Fishing at Miles City Hatchery Pond has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.6 times a year since 2014, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

April 17, 2018

Plants on record

8

Since 2014

Species recorded

1

Average size

2.1 in

Elevation

2,380.3 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Miles City

Pond at the site of Montana's state fish hatchery near the old Fort Keogh grounds on the edge of Miles City. Wikipedia notes many local reservoirs are stocked with fish raised here.

Sources: shore_notes , nearest_town

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How Miles City Hatchery Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of April. In 2018 it was April 17, 2018, about when it usually is.

Spotted Eagle Lake (0.5 mi), Tongue River (1.8 mi), Haughian Reservoir #1 (31.5 mi), Beardsley Lake (35.2 mi), and Silvertip Reservoir (35.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Spotted Eagle Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Tongue River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Haughian Reservoir #1 is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Beardsley Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Silvertip Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at Miles City Hatchery Pond

Fishing Miles City Hatchery Pond is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 8 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

Rainbow Trout 8 plants
Plants
8 of 8
Last stocked
April 17, 2018
Average length
2.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 104,1522014
  • 75,0322015
  • 114,4412016
  • 87,4832017
  • 111,5012018

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 17, 2018 Rainbow Trout 111,501 1.89 in report
April 10, 2017 Rainbow Trout 10,775 2.26 in report
April 4, 2017 Rainbow Trout 76,708 2.04 in report
March 30, 2016 Rainbow Trout 50,741 1.93 in report
March 30, 2016 Rainbow Trout 63,700 1.9 in report
April 30, 2015 Rainbow Trout 75,032 1.77 in report
May 15, 2014 Rainbow Trout 34,027 2.4 in report
May 13, 2014 Rainbow Trout 70,125 2.37 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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