Park Lake fishing

Fishing at Park Lake has Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.2 times a year since 2011, most often in July and August.

Last stocked

July 28, 2021

Plants on record

13

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

3 in

Elevation

6,354.2 ft

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How Park Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of August. In 2021 it was July 28, 2021, earlier than usual.

East Fork Reservoir (5.5 mi), Spring Meadow Lake (12.2 mi), Island Lake (16.6 mi), Glen Lake (17.3 mi), and Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir (19.5 mi) were stocked more recently. East Fork Reservoir is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Spring Meadow Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, and Island Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

Fish at Park Lake

Fishing Park Lake is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. All 13 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout.

Around the dates Park Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 60.1°F in August, 61.9°F in July, 37.6°F in October, 51.5°F in September. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Cutthroat Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 13
Last stocked
July 28, 2021
Average length
3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 4,0002011
  • 4,0002012
  • 7,9982013
  • 4,0002014
  • 4,0002015
  • 2,0002016
  • 3,8402017
  • 1,0002018
  • 4,0002019
  • 5,0002020
  • 2,5002021

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 28, 2021 Cutthroat Trout 2,000 2 in report
July 28, 2021 Cutthroat Trout 500 5.75 in report
October 20, 2020 Cutthroat Trout 5,000 3.03 in report
August 16, 2019 Cutthroat Trout 4,000 2.03 in report
September 28, 2018 Cutthroat Trout 1,000 6.24 in report
October 25, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 3,840 2.46 in report
August 19, 2016 Cutthroat Trout 2,000 6.48 in report
August 17, 2015 Cutthroat Trout 4,000 1.76 in report
August 7, 2014 Cutthroat Trout 4,000 1.61 in report
July 25, 2013 Cutthroat Trout 3,999 1.79 in report
July 25, 2013 Cutthroat Trout 3,999 1.79 in report
August 15, 2012 Cutthroat Trout 4,000 1.84 in report
August 15, 2011 Cutthroat Trout 4,000 2 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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