Paulo Reservoir fishing

Fishing at Paulo Reservoir has Bluegill and Largemouth Bass on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.6 times a year since 2021, most often in August and September. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.

Last stocked

August 28, 2025

Plants on record

8

Since 2021

Species recorded

2

Average size

1.6 in

Elevation

2,224.6 ft

How Paulo Reservoir is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of August. In 2025 it was August 26, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2022.

Home Run Pond (11.6 mi) and Fort Peck Trout Pond (21.4 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Paulo Reservoir

Fishing Paulo Reservoir is as likely to be for Bluegill and Largemouth Bass. Each accounts for 4 of 8 plants on record.

Around the dates Paulo Reservoir is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 72.4°F in August, 62.1°F in September, 45.7°F in October. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Bluegill 4 plants
Plants
4 of 8
Last stocked
August 28, 2025
Average length
1.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Bluegill guide.

Largemouth Bass 4 plants
Plants
4 of 8
Last stocked
August 26, 2025
Average length
2.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Largemouth Bass guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 4,2002021
  • 4,5002023
  • 5,0002024
  • 4,5002025

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
August 28, 2025 Bluegill 4,000 1.78 in report
August 26, 2025 Largemouth Bass 500 1.84 in report
October 1, 2024 Bluegill 4,000 1.32 in report
August 21, 2024 Largemouth Bass 1,000 1.5 in report
August 2, 2023 Largemouth Bass 500 1.67 in report
August 2, 2023 Bluegill 4,000 0.97 in report
September 21, 2021 Largemouth Bass 500 3.23 in report
September 21, 2021 Bluegill 3,700 0.72 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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