Stony Lake fishing

Fishing at Stony Lake has Cutthroat Trout and Arctic Grayling on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 2012, most often in July and August.

Last stocked

August 13, 2024

Plants on record

8

Since 2012

Species recorded

2

Average size

1.6 in

Elevation

5,509.1 ft

How Stony Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of August. In 2024 it was August 13, 2024, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2023.

Middle Thompson Lake (19 mi) and Lower Thompson Lake (19.3 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Stony Lake

Fishing Stony Lake is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout accounts for 6 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Arctic Grayling.

Around the dates Stony Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 62.8°F in July, 61.5°F in August, 51.8°F in September. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Cutthroat Trout 6 plants
Plants
6 of 8
Last stocked
August 13, 2024
Average length
1.6 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Arctic Grayling 2 plants
Plants
2 of 8
Last stocked
July 20, 2022
Average length
1.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Arctic Grayling guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,2202012
  • 2,0032014
  • 9912016
  • 2,0002017
  • 6,0002021
  • 7,9992022
  • 2,0002024

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
August 13, 2024 Cutthroat Trout 2,000 1.5 in report
July 25, 2022 Cutthroat Trout 2,004 1.31 in report
July 20, 2022 Arctic Grayling 5,995 1.54 in report
September 7, 2021 Arctic Grayling 6,000 1.9 in report
August 23, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 2,000 2 in report
August 25, 2016 Cutthroat Trout 991 2.2 in report
July 28, 2014 Cutthroat Trout 2,003 0.94 in report
July 31, 2012 Cutthroat Trout 2,220 1.63 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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