Last stocked
May 1, 2026
Plants on record
82
Since 2011
Species recorded
2
Average size
5.3 in
Elevation
4,373.4 ft
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Choteau
An offstream storage reservoir fed by Sun River water via canal, about 19 miles southwest of Choteau. Managed jointly by the Greenfield Irrigation District and Montana FWP, stocked with kokanee, rainbow trout, northern pike, and yellow perch.
Sources: water_type , shore_notes , nearest_town , photos , fishing_notes
How Pishkun Reservoir is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of May. In 2026 it was April 30, 2026, about when it usually is.
Tunnel Lake (6.8 mi) and Nilan Reservoir (14.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Nilan Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.
Fish at Pishkun Reservoir
Fishing Pishkun Reservoir is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 47 of 82 plants on record, ahead of Kokanee Salmon.
Around the dates Pishkun Reservoir is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 50.6°F in May, 57°F in September, 59.3°F in June, 42.5°F in October. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Rainbow Trout 47 plants
- Plants
- 47 of 82
- Last stocked
- October 9, 2024
- Average length
- 7 in
Kokanee Salmon 35 plants
- Plants
- 35 of 82
- Last stocked
- May 1, 2026
- Average length
- 2.9 in
Fishing Pishkun Reservoir
Pishkuhn Reservoir is an active fishery and contains kokanee salmon, rainbow trout, northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, spottail shiner, emerald shiner, and brook stickleback.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Fish stocked per year
- 112,0432011
- 293,9002012
- 142,2052013
- 552,0472014
- 279,5622015
- 215,5672016
- 186,1102017
- 68,0372018
- 113,0002019
- 233,8002020
- 140,8882021
- 126,1652022
- 115,9852023
- 170,6172024
- 158,4262025
- 84,6072026
Stocking history
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| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Kokanee Salmon | 8,582 | 3.36 in | report |
| April 30, 2026 | Kokanee Salmon | 45,806 | 3.38 in | report |
| April 30, 2026 | Kokanee Salmon | 30,219 | 3.36 in | report |
| May 21, 2025 | Kokanee Salmon | 44,207 | 3.73 in | report |
| May 19, 2025 | Kokanee Salmon | 22,732 | 3.53 in | report |
| May 14, 2025 | Kokanee Salmon | 43,100 | 3.54 in | report |
| May 5, 2025 | Kokanee Salmon | 48,387 | 3.41 in | report |
| October 9, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 9,752 | 7.9 in | report |
| October 9, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 10,150 | 7.92 in | report |
| May 16, 2024 | Kokanee Salmon | 45,000 | 3.41 in | report |
| May 16, 2024 | Kokanee Salmon | 25,715 | 3.41 in | report |
| May 10, 2024 | Kokanee Salmon | 50,000 | 3.38 in | report |
| May 10, 2024 | Kokanee Salmon | 30,000 | 3.38 in | report |
| October 5, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 10,435 | 6.76 in | report |
| October 2, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 12,959 | 6.79 in | report |
| June 8, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 12,194 | 6.7 in | report |
| June 7, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 11,951 | 6.8 in | report |
| May 11, 2023 | Kokanee Salmon | 24,445 | 3.4 in | report |
| May 11, 2023 | Kokanee Salmon | 44,001 | 3.4 in | report |
| September 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 15,525 | 5.85 in | report |
| May 23, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 10,662 | 6.28 in | report |
| May 10, 2022 | Kokanee Salmon | 24,267 | 3.41 in | report |
| May 10, 2022 | Kokanee Salmon | 46,611 | 3.41 in | report |
| May 9, 2022 | Kokanee Salmon | 29,100 | 3.41 in | report |
| October 4, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 12,109 | 7.53 in | report |
| October 1, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 9,539 | 7.73 in | report |
| June 1, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 10,084 | 7.51 in | report |
| May 28, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 10,401 | 7.43 in | report |
| May 5, 2021 | Kokanee Salmon | 20,235 | 3.55 in | report |
| May 5, 2021 | Kokanee Salmon | 38,520 | 3.55 in | report |
| April 29, 2021 | Kokanee Salmon | 40,000 | 2.9 in | report |
| October 1, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 6,623 | 7.86 in | report |
| October 1, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 8,377 | 7.86 in | report |
| September 30, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 8,195 | 7.47 in | report |
| September 30, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 7,682 | 7.47 in | report |
| March 30, 2020 | Kokanee Salmon | 202,923 | 1.5 in | report |
| September 4, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 1,041 | 7.06 in | report |
| September 4, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 12,109 | 7.06 in | report |
| June 7, 2019 | Kokanee Salmon | 99,850 | 3 in | report |
| September 13, 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 17,769 | 6.25 in | report |
| May 26, 2018 | Kokanee Salmon | 50,268 | 2 in | report |
| September 21, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 7,453 | 7.2 in | report |
| September 21, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 7,114 | 7.2 in | report |
| September 21, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 28,643 | 4.9 in | report |
| June 15, 2017 | Kokanee Salmon | 51,690 | 2.37 in | report |
| May 25, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 3,027 | 8.45 in | report |
| May 24, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 7,568 | 8.4 in | report |
| May 23, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 8,448 | 8.2 in | report |
| May 3, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 14,079 | 1.85 in | report |
| March 31, 2017 | Kokanee Salmon | 58,088 | 1.7 in | report |
| October 3, 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 7,456 | 8.3 in | report |
| October 3, 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 8,060 | 8.3 in | report |
| September 20, 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 13,181 | 4.8 in | report |
| September 19, 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 12,920 | 4.83 in | report |
| May 18, 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 49,950 | 1.7 in | report |
| March 7, 2016 | Kokanee Salmon | 124,000 | 1.31 in | report |
| September 24, 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 10,005 | 5.02 in | report |
| September 23, 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 15,019 | 4.99 in | report |
| May 27, 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 10,053 | 8.19 in | report |
| May 27, 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 9,614 | 8.19 in | report |
| May 5, 2015 | Kokanee Salmon | 149,994 | 2.27 in | report |
| May 5, 2015 | Kokanee Salmon | 84,877 | 2.27 in | report |
| May 21, 2014 | Rainbow Trout | 8,096 | 8.3 in | report |
| May 21, 2014 | Rainbow Trout | 8,096 | 8.3 in | report |
| May 20, 2014 | Kokanee Salmon | 69,579 | 2.74 in | report |
| May 15, 2014 | Kokanee Salmon | 115,807 | 2.58 in | report |
| May 15, 2014 | Kokanee Salmon | 115,069 | 2.75 in | report |
| April 9, 2014 | Kokanee Salmon | 235,400 | 1.5 in | report |
| October 10, 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 20,106 | 2.97 in | report |
| July 9, 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 30,508 | 6.38 in | report |
| June 7, 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 4,576 | 8.7 in | report |
| May 29, 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 15,593 | 8.4 in | report |
| May 16, 2013 | Kokanee Salmon | 71,422 | 2.81 in | report |
| June 14, 2012 | Kokanee Salmon | 118,891 | 2.5 in | report |
| June 6, 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 8,096 | 8.2 in | report |
| May 31, 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 9,328 | 7.7 in | report |
| May 31, 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 7,568 | 8.4 in | report |
| May 8, 2012 | Kokanee Salmon | 150,017 | 2.7 in | report |
| June 15, 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 7,328 | 8 in | report |
| June 14, 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 6,336 | 8.9 in | report |
| June 14, 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 6,336 | 8.9 in | report |
| May 12, 2011 | Kokanee Salmon | 92,043 | 3.27 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.