Brook Trout Stocked · 11 plants · last May 8, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk Smokey Lake fishing
Smokey Lake fishing has Cutthroat Trout and Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2012, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- May 8, 2026
- · Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 17
- Since 2012
- Species recorded
- 2
- Average size
- 2.3 in
- Elevation
- 3,648.3 ft
Fish at Smokey Lake
Around the dates Smokey Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 50.7°F in May, 58.3°F in June, 56.4°F in September, 66°F in August. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Brook Trout Stocked · 11 plants · last May 8, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Cutthroat Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last August 6, 2024 Last stocked August 6, 2024 · avg 1.8 in · 6 plants
Cutthroat Trout species guideHow Smokey Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 2013 and 2023.
Fish stocked in 2012
1,361
Fish stocked in 2014
1,651
Fish stocked in 2015
3,329
Fish stocked in 2016
3,040
Fish stocked in 2017
3,000
Fish stocked in 2018
5,980
Fish stocked in 2019
2,856
Fish stocked in 2020
3,120
Fish stocked in 2021
3,000
Fish stocked in 2022
7,533
Fish stocked in 2024
1,500
Fish stocked in 2025
2,790
Fish stocked in 2026
3,000
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | Brook Trout | 3,000 | 3.46 in | report |
| May 7, 2025 | Brook Trout | 2,790 | 3.32 in | report |
| August 6, 2024 | Cutthroat Trout | 1,500 | 1.5 in | report |
| August 20, 2022 | Cutthroat Trout | 1,540 | 1.66 in | report |
| June 8, 2022 | Brook Trout | 2,993 | 2.2 in | report |
| April 29, 2022 | Brook Trout | 3,000 | 1.95 in | report |
| May 18, 2021 | Brook Trout | 3,000 | 2.75 in | report |
| June 16, 2020 | Brook Trout | 3,120 | 3 in | report |
| June 27, 2019 | Brook Trout | 2,856 | 3 in | report |
| May 31, 2018 | Cutthroat Trout | 2,990 | 2.3 in | report |
| May 31, 2018 | Brook Trout | 2,990 | 2.5 in | report |
| May 10, 2017 | Brook Trout | 3,000 | 1.5 in | report |
| May 4, 2016 | Brook Trout | 3,040 | 2 in | report |
| June 10, 2015 | Brook Trout | 3,329 | 2 in | report |
| September 29, 2014 | Cutthroat Trout | 76 | 1.67 in | report |
| September 8, 2014 | Cutthroat Trout | 1,575 | 1.52 in | report |
| September 13, 2012 | Cutthroat Trout | 1,361 | 2.01 in | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Smokey Lake
Smokey Lake is inside Kootenai National Forest.
It is 0.5 miles outside the edge of Flathead National Forest.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Smokey Lake?
Fishing Smokey Lake usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 11 of 17 plants on record, ahead of Cutthroat Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked May 8, 2026, averaging 2.5 in. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked August 6, 2024, averaging 1.8 in.
When is Smokey Lake stocked?
Last stocked May 8, 2026. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2012, most often in May and June. No plants recorded in 2013 and 2023.
How big are the fish stocked at Smokey Lake?
Stocked fish average 2.3 in. Brook Trout average 2.5 in. Cutthroat Trout average 1.8 in.