Pine Grove Pond fishing

Pine Grove Pond fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout on a community pond. It is stocked about 9.1 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked
July 1, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
145
Since 2011
Species recorded
2
Average size
15.4 in
Elevation
2,915.9 ft

Fish at Pine Grove Pond

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Around the dates Pine Grove Pond is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 41.9°F in April, 52.5°F in May, 60.2°F in June, 57.9°F in September. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 114 plants · last July 1, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked July 1, 2026 · avg 17.2 in · 114 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

Pine Grove Pond is a family-friendly 5-acre pond offering fishing opportunities. It has three accessible fishing piers, and fish species include rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. The pond is stocked with trout annually by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and each year school groups and families reel in fish. It is one of the most popular public family fishing ponds in the state, experiencing more than 25,000 visits per year. (discoverkalispell.com, accessed October 5, 2026)(flatheadlandtrust.org, accessed October 5, 2026)

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How Pine Grove Pond is stocked

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

Shady Lane Pond (3.4 mi) and Foy Lake (6.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Shady Lane Pond is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout and Foy Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish stocked in 2011

3,473

Fish stocked in 2012

1,931

Fish stocked in 2013

1,850

Fish stocked in 2014

1,692

Fish stocked in 2015

5,656

Fish stocked in 2016

1,162

Fish stocked in 2017

1,848

Fish stocked in 2018

3,728

Fish stocked in 2019

12,401

Fish stocked in 2020

5,274

Fish stocked in 2021

12,057

Fish stocked in 2022

3,789

Fish stocked in 2023

3,315

Fish stocked in 2024

3,021

Fish stocked in 2025

2,955

Fish stocked in 2026

3,474

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 1, 2026Rainbow Trout5048.85 inreport
June 4, 2026Cutthroat Trout1,0009.26 inreport
May 7, 2026Rainbow Trout7029.75 inreport
May 6, 2026Rainbow Trout19916.3 inreport
April 2, 2026Rainbow Trout9867.4 inreport
April 1, 2026Rainbow Trout8320.77 inreport
September 8, 2025Rainbow Trout68410.31 inreport
May 29, 2025Cutthroat Trout9947.42 inreport
May 9, 2025Rainbow Trout52310.47 inreport
May 9, 2025Rainbow Trout5015.83 inreport
April 16, 2025Rainbow Trout7515.83 inreport
April 3, 2025Rainbow Trout5207.27 inreport
April 3, 2025Rainbow Trout10914.94 inreport
June 13, 2024Cutthroat Trout7547.9 inreport
May 16, 2024Rainbow Trout10011.76 inreport
May 16, 2024Rainbow Trout1,0067.92 inreport
March 26, 2024Rainbow Trout1,0007.21 inreport
March 22, 2024Rainbow Trout8120.12 inreport
March 21, 2024Rainbow Trout8020.12 inreport
July 7, 2023Cutthroat Trout5008.94 inreport
June 6, 2023Rainbow Trout44611.04 inreport
May 16, 2023Rainbow Trout1,0787.18 inreport
May 16, 2023Rainbow Trout10016.44 inreport
May 4, 2023Cutthroat Trout4808.41 inreport
April 26, 2023Rainbow Trout71110.18 inreport
September 23, 2022Rainbow Trout11019.08 inreport
September 23, 2022Rainbow Trout25010.47 inreport
July 14, 2022Rainbow Trout12519.08 inreport
June 22, 2022Cutthroat Trout5008.42 inreport
June 7, 2022Rainbow Trout1,11111.9 inreport
May 25, 2022Cutthroat Trout5008.3 inreport
May 19, 2022Rainbow Trout50010.77 inreport
May 4, 2022Rainbow Trout8521 inreport
May 3, 2022Rainbow Trout3627.8 inreport
May 3, 2022Rainbow Trout3826.36 inreport
March 29, 2022Rainbow Trout5349.78 inreport
September 29, 2021Cutthroat Trout67510.83 inreport
September 29, 2021Rainbow Trout20217.03 inreport
September 10, 2021Rainbow Trout8169.93 inreport
August 2, 2021Rainbow Trout89113.2 inreport
June 29, 2021Rainbow Trout1,27312.4 inreport
June 3, 2021Cutthroat Trout30010.45 inreport
May 28, 2021Rainbow Trout20816.23 inreport
May 18, 2021Rainbow Trout1,73911.6 inreport
April 22, 2021Rainbow Trout2,35911.1 inreport
April 22, 2021Rainbow Trout2,3027.4 inreport
April 20, 2021Rainbow Trout4825.75 inreport
April 20, 2021Rainbow Trout3026.9 inreport
April 15, 2021Cutthroat Trout3008.41 inreport
April 1, 2021Rainbow Trout9149.95 inreport
October 14, 2020Cutthroat Trout30011.26 inreport
July 7, 2020Rainbow Trout1,7987.47 inreport
June 29, 2020Rainbow Trout97710.48 inreport
June 18, 2020Rainbow Trout71510.53 inreport
May 28, 2020Cutthroat Trout3008.94 inreport
May 27, 2020Rainbow Trout8520.53 inreport
May 14, 2020Rainbow Trout2520.53 inreport
April 23, 2020Rainbow Trout4526.52 inreport
April 14, 2020Rainbow Trout3927.66 inreport
April 14, 2020Rainbow Trout4025.97 inreport
April 9, 2020Cutthroat Trout5008.54 inreport
March 25, 2020Rainbow Trout2509.07 inreport
March 6, 2020Rainbow Trout20015.83 inreport
July 25, 2019Rainbow Trout1,18814.1 inreport
June 28, 2019Rainbow Trout1,22513.4 inreport
June 28, 2019Rainbow Trout2,6937.13 inreport
June 12, 2019Rainbow Trout12516.02 inreport
June 12, 2019Rainbow Trout25011.26 inreport
June 11, 2019Rainbow Trout1,19213.2 inreport
May 30, 2019Cutthroat Trout2258.59 inreport
May 29, 2019Rainbow Trout1,25313.1 inreport
April 25, 2019Cutthroat Trout4508.3 inreport
April 25, 2019Cutthroat Trout4508.3 inreport
April 17, 2019Rainbow Trout25010.42 inreport
April 10, 2019Rainbow Trout7519.76 inreport
April 9, 2019Rainbow Trout10025.14 inreport
April 3, 2019Rainbow Trout2,1097.27 inreport
April 3, 2019Rainbow Trout81611.4 inreport
September 26, 2018Rainbow Trout2,7786.24 inreport
September 19, 2018Cutthroat Trout2509.95 inreport
May 8, 2018Rainbow Trout12510.75 inreport
April 19, 2018Cutthroat Trout2507.99 inreport
April 18, 2018Rainbow Trout10024.21 inreport
April 5, 2018Rainbow Trout10016.02 inreport
April 5, 2018Rainbow Trout1259.99 inreport
September 25, 2017Rainbow Trout50011.49 inreport
September 21, 2017Cutthroat Trout50011.69 inreport
July 20, 2017Rainbow Trout16019.28 inreport
June 2, 2017Rainbow Trout7226.84 inreport
April 5, 2017Rainbow Trout3826.08 inreport
April 5, 2017Rainbow Trout3823.43 inreport
April 4, 2017Rainbow Trout1523.05 inreport
April 4, 2017Rainbow Trout2528.11 inreport
March 29, 2017Cutthroat Trout5008.45 inreport
August 9, 2016Cutthroat Trout16012.4 inreport
June 1, 2016Rainbow Trout7818.34 inreport
June 1, 2016Rainbow Trout3029.24 inreport
May 12, 2016Cutthroat Trout8009.08 inreport
February 18, 2016Rainbow Trout5423.3 inreport
February 18, 2016Rainbow Trout4017.7 inreport
September 23, 2015Rainbow Trout30513.73 inreport
September 23, 2015Rainbow Trout6524.04 inreport
August 31, 2015Cutthroat Trout50010.27 inreport
May 20, 2015Rainbow Trout4028.1 inreport
May 20, 2015Rainbow Trout5020.8 inreport
May 13, 2015Cutthroat Trout4,0766.1 inreport
April 30, 2015Cutthroat Trout5008.75 inreport
April 10, 2015Rainbow Trout2523.69 inreport
April 10, 2015Rainbow Trout2518.52 inreport
March 25, 2015Rainbow Trout4218.52 inreport
March 25, 2015Rainbow Trout2821.54 inreport
November 18, 2014Rainbow Trout4721.26 inreport
November 18, 2014Rainbow Trout9216.88 inreport
August 13, 2014Cutthroat Trout4037 inreport
June 4, 2014Rainbow Trout4027.5 inreport
April 24, 2014Cutthroat Trout1,0008.56 inreport
April 24, 2014Rainbow Trout4527 inreport
April 3, 2014Rainbow Trout1028 inreport
April 3, 2014Rainbow Trout5522.7 inreport
June 12, 2013Rainbow Trout7519 inreport
May 10, 2013Cutthroat Trout1,0009.29 inreport
May 8, 2013Rainbow Trout13220.2 inreport
May 8, 2013Rainbow Trout12819.5 inreport
April 12, 2013Rainbow Trout6820.2 inreport
April 10, 2013Rainbow Trout8022.3 inreport
April 10, 2013Rainbow Trout7027.5 inreport
February 6, 2013Rainbow Trout2758.07 inreport
February 6, 2013Rainbow Trout2215.9 inreport
October 4, 2012Rainbow Trout46414.63 inreport
September 26, 2012Rainbow Trout85514.63 inreport
May 9, 2012Cutthroat Trout3609.83 inreport
April 18, 2012Rainbow Trout10218.6 inreport
April 17, 2012Rainbow Trout4017.1 inreport
April 17, 2012Rainbow Trout2028.47 inreport
April 11, 2012Rainbow Trout9028 inreport
November 3, 2011Rainbow Trout14013.83 inreport
September 26, 2011Rainbow Trout36014.81 inreport
June 10, 2011Rainbow Trout6018.5 inreport
June 10, 2011Rainbow Trout5019.7 inreport
June 6, 2011Rainbow Trout10218.5 inreport
May 27, 2011Cutthroat Trout5508.34 inreport
April 28, 2011Cutthroat Trout2,0004.3 inreport
April 27, 2011Rainbow Trout5027.43 inreport
April 20, 2011Rainbow Trout5618.5 inreport
April 20, 2011Rainbow Trout10528.3 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
community pond
Nearest town
Kalispell
Facilities
restrooms

5-acre family fishing pond 3 miles northeast of Kalispell: from Hwy 2 go west on Rose Crossing about 1 mile, across the Whitefish River, and turn south at the Pine Grove sign. Paved and gravel paths lead to accessible fishing piers; vault toilet, picnic shelter, and access to the Whitefish River.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks before you go.

Nearest lakes

Snappys Pond 2.7 mi last stocked June 11, 2026 Shady Lane Pond 3.4 mi last stocked September 14, 2026 Lost Lake 4.1 mi last stocked May 6, 2026 Beaver Lake 5.5 mi last stocked June 15, 2026 Foy Lake 6.5 mi last stocked September 2, 2026

Common questions

What fish are at Pine Grove Pond?

Fishing Pine Grove Pond usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 114 of 145 plants on record, ahead of Cutthroat Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked July 1, 2026, averaging 17.2 in. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked June 4, 2026, averaging 8.8 in.

When is Pine Grove Pond stocked?

Last stocked July 1, 2026. It is stocked about 9.1 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at Pine Grove Pond?

Stocked fish average 15.4 in. Rainbow Trout average 17.2 in. Cutthroat Trout average 8.8 in.

How do you get on Pine Grove Pond?

The nearest town is Kalispell. Facilities include restrooms. 5-acre family fishing pond 3 miles northeast of Kalispell: from Hwy 2 go west on Rose Crossing about 1 mile, across the Whitefish River, and turn south at the Pine Grove sign. Paved and gravel paths lead to accessible fishing piers; vault toilet, picnic shelter, and access to the Whitefish River.

Which lakes near Pine Grove Pond were stocked more recently?

Shady Lane Pond (3.4 mi) and Foy Lake (6.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Shady Lane Pond is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout and Foy Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

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