Cutthroat Trout Stocked · 21 plants · last May 21, 2026 Last stocked May 21, 2026 · avg 5 in · 21 plants
Cutthroat Trout species guideWood Lake fishing
Wood Lake fishing has Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2011, most often in June and July.
- Last stocked
- May 21, 2026
- · Cutthroat Trout
- Plants on record
- 21
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 5 in
- Elevation
- 6,475.1 ft
Fish at Wood Lake
Around the dates Wood Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 51.6°F in June, 61.1°F in July, 42.1°F in May. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Cutthroat Trout Stocked · 21 plants · last May 21, 2026 How Wood Lake is stocked
Willow Creek Reservoir (13.5 mi), Crystal Lake (16.7 mi), and Nilan Reservoir (17.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Crystal Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.
Fish stocked in 2011
3,000
Fish stocked in 2012
2,700
Fish stocked in 2013
4,200
Fish stocked in 2014
3,000
Fish stocked in 2015
4,000
Fish stocked in 2016
4,000
Fish stocked in 2017
4,000
Fish stocked in 2018
8,000
Fish stocked in 2019
8,572
Fish stocked in 2020
4,000
Fish stocked in 2021
5,800
Fish stocked in 2022
4,000
Fish stocked in 2023
4,000
Fish stocked in 2024
4,000
Fish stocked in 2025
2,475
Fish stocked in 2026
2,700
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | Cutthroat Trout | 2,700 | 4.73 in | report |
| June 3, 2025 | Cutthroat Trout | 2,475 | 4.42 in | report |
| June 19, 2024 | Cutthroat Trout | 4,000 | 3.85 in | report |
| July 4, 2023 | Cutthroat Trout | 4,000 | 5.06 in | report |
| June 15, 2022 | Cutthroat Trout | 4,000 | 4.97 in | report |
| July 27, 2021 | Cutthroat Trout | 1,800 | 2.88 in | report |
| June 8, 2021 | Cutthroat Trout | 4,000 | 4.81 in | report |
| June 3, 2020 | Cutthroat Trout | 4,000 | 5.06 in | report |
| July 2, 2019 | Cutthroat Trout | 4,572 | 5.59 in | report |
| June 19, 2019 | Cutthroat Trout | 4,000 | 5.02 in | report |
| July 3, 2018 | Cutthroat Trout | 2,000 | 9.19 in | report |
| July 3, 2018 | Cutthroat Trout | 2,000 | 5.21 in | report |
| July 3, 2018 | Cutthroat Trout | 4,000 | 5.21 in | report |
| June 7, 2017 | Cutthroat Trout | 4,000 | 5.23 in | report |
| June 15, 2016 | Cutthroat Trout | 4,000 | 4.97 in | report |
| June 19, 2015 | Cutthroat Trout | 4,000 | 4.46 in | report |
| June 12, 2014 | Cutthroat Trout | 3,000 | 4.63 in | report |
| July 29, 2013 | Cutthroat Trout | 1,200 | 2.8 in | report |
| June 27, 2013 | Cutthroat Trout | 3,000 | 5.69 in | report |
| June 13, 2012 | Cutthroat Trout | 2,700 | 5.87 in | report |
| June 27, 2011 | Cutthroat Trout | 3,000 | 5 in | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Augusta
Marked on FWP's Choteau-area recreation map as "Wood Lake Picnic Site," a developed day-use site along the Benchmark Road corridor southwest of Augusta, near Nilan Reservoir.
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Nearest lakes
Public land at Wood Lake
Wood Lake is 0.5 miles outside the edge of Scapegoat Wilderness.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Wood Lake?
Fishing Wood Lake usually means Cutthroat Trout. All 21 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked May 21, 2026, averaging 5 in.
When is Wood Lake stocked?
Last stocked May 21, 2026. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2011, most often in June and July.
How big are the fish stocked at Wood Lake?
Cutthroat Trout stocked at Wood Lake average 5 in.
How do you get on Wood Lake?
The nearest town is Augusta. Marked on FWP's Choteau-area recreation map as "Wood Lake Picnic Site," a developed day-use site along the Benchmark Road corridor southwest of Augusta, near Nilan Reservoir.
Which lakes near Wood Lake were stocked more recently?
Willow Creek Reservoir (13.5 mi), Crystal Lake (16.7 mi), and Nilan Reservoir (17.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Crystal Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.