O'juel Lake fishing

Fishing at O'juel Lake has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.6 times a year since 2011, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

June 11, 2025

Plants on record

24

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

4.4 in

Elevation

2,931.6 ft

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How O'juel Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of May. In 2025 it was May 17, 2025, about when it usually is.

Glasgow Base Pond (24.1 mi) and Nelson Reservoir (32.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Glasgow Base Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Nelson Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at O'juel Lake

Fishing O'juel Lake is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 24 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

Around the dates O'juel Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 63.5°F in June, 54°F in May, 39.4°F in April, 70.5°F in July. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout 24 plants
Plants
24 of 24
Last stocked
June 11, 2025
Average length
4.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 3,5002011
  • 3,5002012
  • 2,5102013
  • 2,5002014
  • 2,5002015
  • 2,5002016
  • 1,5002017
  • 1,5092018
  • 1,5122019
  • 1,5022020
  • 1,5002021
  • 1,5002022
  • 1,5002023
  • 1,5002024
  • 1,5002025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 24 plants Showing 24 plants

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 11, 2025 Rainbow Trout 500 7.03 in report
May 17, 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,000 3.17 in report
July 18, 2024 Rainbow Trout 500 7.24 in report
May 15, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.92 in report
June 16, 2023 Rainbow Trout 500 6.69 in report
May 17, 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.63 in report
June 13, 2022 Rainbow Trout 500 7.18 in report
May 11, 2022 Rainbow Trout 1,000 3.25 in report
June 2, 2021 Rainbow Trout 1,000 3.49 in report
June 2, 2021 Rainbow Trout 500 6.99 in report
May 20, 2020 Rainbow Trout 502 7.07 in report
May 12, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,000 3.21 in report
June 13, 2019 Rainbow Trout 512 6.96 in report
May 14, 2019 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.65 in report
June 13, 2018 Rainbow Trout 509 7.19 in report
May 4, 2018 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.38 in report
June 2, 2017 Rainbow Trout 500 6.87 in report
April 14, 2017 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.02 in report
April 8, 2016 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2.09 in report
April 16, 2015 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2.04 in report
April 17, 2014 Rainbow Trout 2,500 2.1 in report
June 13, 2013 Rainbow Trout 2,510 3.05 in report
May 14, 2012 Rainbow Trout 3,500 2.71 in report
June 27, 2011 Rainbow Trout 3,500 3.71 in report
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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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