Pierce Lake fishing

Fishing at Pierce Lake has Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2011, most often in June and August.

Last stocked

June 5, 2025

Plants on record

Since 2011

Species recorded

Average size

5.5 in

Elevation

4,326.8 ft

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How Pierce Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of June. In 2025 it was June 5, 2025, earlier than usual.

No plants recorded in 8 years between 2011 and 2025.

Holland Lake (4.1 mi), Echo Lake (5.3 mi), Lindbergh Lake (5.4 mi), and Lake Alva (5.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Holland Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, Lindbergh Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout, and Lake Alva is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

Fish at Pierce Lake

Fishing Pierce Lake is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. All 8 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout.

Around the dates Pierce Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 56.7°F in June, 65.1°F in August. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Cutthroat Trout 8 plants

Plants: 8 of 8
Last stocked: June 5, 2025
Average length: 5.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

2,2702011
2,5042013
2,5002015
2,5002019
2,5002021
2,5002023
2,5002025

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
June 5, 2025	Cutthroat Trout	2,500	4.57 in	report
June 8, 2023	Cutthroat Trout	2,500	5.46 in	report
June 18, 2021	Cutthroat Trout	2,500	4.85 in	report
June 18, 2019	Cutthroat Trout	2,500	5.02 in	report
August 27, 2015	Cutthroat Trout	2,500	6.48 in	report
June 11, 2013	Cutthroat Trout	2,504	5 in	report
June 8, 2011	Cutthroat Trout	1,106	6.26 in	report
June 7, 2011	Cutthroat Trout	1,164	6.26 in	report

Species stocked here

Cutthroat Trout (8)

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