Talcott Pond fishing

Fishing at Talcott Pond has Northern Pike on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2012, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

May 6, 2025

Plants on record

Since 2012

Species recorded

Average size

0.6 in

Elevation

3,671.4 ft

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How Talcott Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of May. In 2025 it was May 6, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 7 years between 2012 and 2025.

Craft Pond 2 (8.3 mi), Blacks Sawmill Pond (68.7 mi), and Boulware Reservoir (74.1 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Talcott Pond

Fishing Talcott Pond is most likely to be for Northern Pike. All 7 plants on record are Northern Pike.

Around the dates Talcott Pond is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 54.2°F in May, 42.1°F in April. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Northern Pike 7 plants

Plants: 7 of 7
Last stocked: May 6, 2025
Average length: 0.6 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Northern Pike guide.

Fish stocked per year

10,0002012
10,0002014
10,0002016
10,0002018
10,0002020
10,0002022
10,5002025

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
May 6, 2025	Northern Pike	10,500	1.02 in	report
May 3, 2022	Northern Pike	10,000	0.5 in	report
May 4, 2020	Northern Pike	10,000	0.75 in	report
May 22, 2018	Northern Pike	10,000	0.75 in	report
April 29, 2016	Northern Pike	10,000	0.37 in	report
May 15, 2014	Northern Pike	10,000	0.75 in	report
April 28, 2012	Northern Pike	10,000	0.37 in	report

Species stocked here

Northern Pike (7)

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.