Taint Reservoir fishing

Fishing at Taint Reservoir has Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, and Bluegill on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2012, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Largemouth Bass and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill.

Last stocked

September 24, 2025

Plants on record

13

Since 2012

Species recorded

3

Average size

4.2 in

Elevation

2,869.2 ft

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How Taint Reservoir is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of May. In 2025 it was August 19, 2025, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019.

Fish at Taint Reservoir

Fishing Taint Reservoir is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 9 of 13 plants on record, ahead of Bluegill and one more.

Around the dates Taint Reservoir is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 56.4°F in May, 44°F in April, 66.1°F in June, 72.3°F in August. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout 9 plants
Plants
9 of 13
Last stocked
July 16, 2024
Average length
5.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Bluegill 2 plants
Plants
2 of 13
Last stocked
September 24, 2025
Average length
1.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Bluegill guide.

Largemouth Bass 2 plants
Plants
2 of 13
Last stocked
August 19, 2025
Average length
2.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Largemouth Bass guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,0002012
  • 1,0002014
  • 1,0002016
  • 1,0002018
  • 5092020
  • 5002021
  • 5002022
  • 5002023
  • 8,5002024
  • 7,0002025

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 24, 2025 Bluegill 5,000 1.77 in report
August 19, 2025 Largemouth Bass 2,000 2.91 in report
October 3, 2024 Bluegill 5,000 1.3 in report
August 19, 2024 Largemouth Bass 3,000 1.41 in report
July 16, 2024 Rainbow Trout 500 7.24 in report
June 7, 2023 Rainbow Trout 500 6.72 in report
May 18, 2022 Rainbow Trout 500 7.13 in report
May 17, 2021 Rainbow Trout 500 6.83 in report
May 7, 2020 Rainbow Trout 509 6.59 in report
June 11, 2018 Rainbow Trout 1,000 5.86 in report
April 7, 2016 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.09 in report
April 16, 2014 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.06 in report
May 16, 2012 Rainbow Trout 1,000 2.71 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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