Temple Pond fishing

Fishing at Temple Pond 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 13, 2025

Plants on record

14

Since 2012

Species recorded

1

Average size

2.2 in

Elevation

2,320.7 ft

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How Temple Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of April. In 2025 it was May 13, 2025, later than usual.

Johnson Reservoir (32.2 mi) was stocked more recently. Johnson Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at Temple Pond

Fishing Temple Pond is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 14 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

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 14 plants
Plants
14 of 14
Last stocked
May 13, 2025
Average length
2.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,5002012
  • 1,5002013
  • 1,5002014
  • 1,5002015
  • 1,5002016
  • 1,5002017
  • 1,5002018
  • 1,5002019
  • 1,5002020
  • 1,5002021
  • 1,5002022
  • 1,5002023
  • 1,5002024
  • 1,5002025

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
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

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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