Silvan Pond fishing

Fishing at Silvan Pond has Largemouth Bass on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2012, most often in July and August. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

August 12, 2025

Plants on record

13

Since 2012

Species recorded

1

Average size

1.9 in

Elevation

2,827.9 ft

How Silvan Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of July. In 2025 it was August 12, 2025, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 2022.

Gasvoda Reservoir (2.4 mi) was stocked more recently. Gasvoda Reservoir is also stocked with Largemouth Bass.

Fish at Silvan Pond

Fishing Silvan Pond is most likely to be for Largemouth Bass. All 13 plants on record are Largemouth Bass.

Around the dates Silvan Pond is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 74°F in July, 71.3°F in August. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Largemouth Bass 13 plants
Plants
13 of 13
Last stocked
August 12, 2025
Average length
1.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Largemouth Bass guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,0002012
  • 2,0002013
  • 2,0002014
  • 2,0002015
  • 2,0002016
  • 2,0002017
  • 1,5002018
  • 2,0002019
  • 2,0002020
  • 2,0002021
  • 2,0002023
  • 2,0002024
  • 2,0002025

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
August 12, 2025 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.86 in report
August 13, 2024 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.35 in report
July 27, 2023 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.8 in report
July 22, 2021 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.92 in report
July 15, 2020 Largemouth Bass 2,000 0.77 in report
July 27, 2019 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.55 in report
July 26, 2018 Largemouth Bass 1,500 2.32 in report
August 2, 2017 Largemouth Bass 2,000 3.03 in report
August 10, 2016 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.62 in report
July 22, 2015 Largemouth Bass 2,000 3 in report
July 17, 2014 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.3 in report
July 23, 2013 Largemouth Bass 2,000 2.3 in report
August 8, 2012 Largemouth Bass 2,000 1.5 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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