Rainbow Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last May 6, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Temple Pond fishing
Temple Pond fishing has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2012, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- May 6, 2026
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 15
- Since 2012
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 2.2 in
- Elevation
- 2,320.7 ft
Fish at Temple Pond
Around the dates Temple Pond is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 42.6°F in April, 56.5°F in May, 67.6°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last May 6, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk How Temple Pond is stocked
Johnson Reservoir (31.7 mi) and Kuester Lake (41.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Johnson Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.
Fish stocked in 2012
1,500
Fish stocked in 2013
1,500
Fish stocked in 2014
1,500
Fish stocked in 2015
1,500
Fish stocked in 2016
1,500
Fish stocked in 2017
1,500
Fish stocked in 2018
1,500
Fish stocked in 2019
1,500
Fish stocked in 2020
1,500
Fish stocked in 2021
1,500
Fish stocked in 2022
1,500
Fish stocked in 2023
1,500
Fish stocked in 2024
1,500
Fish stocked in 2025
1,500
Fish stocked in 2026
1,500
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 2.76 in | report |
| May 13, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 2.26 in | report |
| May 23, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 1.78 in | report |
| May 19, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 2.27 in | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 2 in | report |
| June 7, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 2.51 in | report |
| April 22, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 4.4 in | report |
| April 24, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 1.88 in | report |
| May 2, 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 2.01 in | report |
| April 12, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 1.98 in | report |
| April 5, 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 1.9 in | report |
| April 7, 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 1.8 in | report |
| April 15, 2014 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 2 in | report |
| April 11, 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 2 in | report |
| April 18, 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 2.15 in | report |
Access and facts
A 2.4-acre privately owned pond in northern Wibaux County. FWP records it as very shallow in late summer, down to about a foot of water in one August survey.
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Common questions
What fish are at Temple Pond?
Fishing Temple Pond usually means Rainbow Trout. All 15 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 6, 2026, averaging 2.2 in.
When is Temple Pond stocked?
Last stocked May 6, 2026. It is stocked about once a year since 2012, most often in April and May.
How big are the fish stocked at Temple Pond?
Rainbow Trout stocked at Temple Pond average 2.2 in.
How do you get on Temple Pond?
A 2.4-acre privately owned pond in northern Wibaux County. FWP records it as very shallow in late summer, down to about a foot of water in one August survey.
Which lakes near Temple Pond were stocked more recently?
Johnson Reservoir (31.7 mi) and Kuester Lake (41.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Johnson Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.