Lake · Lincoln, Montana
Lake Koocanusa
At a glance
- Area
- 11,685 ha (28,875 acres)
Who lives here
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2024 · Fish stocking: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Fisheries Information System (Fish Stocking Locations)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 27,258 | |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 14,344 | |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 13,985 | |
| May 28, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 1,035 | |
| May 16, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 4,589 | |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 145 | |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 26 | |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 161 | |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 151 | |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 140 | |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 237 | |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 391 | |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 290 | |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 12,671 | |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 6,999 | |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 6,333 | |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 13,326 | |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 12,709 | |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 8,622 | |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 3,474 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 90.
Getting on the water
- Rocky Gorge Boat RampBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
- Koocanusa MarinaBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
- Young Creek BoatingBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
- Abayance BayBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
- Peck Gulch Boat RampBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
- Rexford Bench Boat RampBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
- Barron Creek Boating SiteBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
- Mcgillivray BsBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
- Cripple Horse CreekBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
- Tobacco Plains Boat RampBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
What's biting
Not enough anglers have shared catches here lately. A species shows for a week once at least 5 anglers share catches of it.
From anglers who chose to share their catches in HuntGrid Fishing, each counted once, counts rounded to the nearest 5, published 3 days after the week ends and never changed. Never a spot, time or name.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
- Fish stocking: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Fisheries Information System (Fish Stocking Locations) · Shown unmodified with credit to FWP (owner approved 2026-10-19): Montana FWP ArcGIS item fc35d749b16643aab629f9a05cf4b897 (Montana Fish Stocking Locations, read 2026-10-19): "This data set is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind"; fwp.mt.gov/terms-of-use allows copying "for personal or informational use … if the documents are not modified": shown under the owner's 2026-10-19 rule as FWP published it. Credit the agency; remove if asked.
- USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites · CC BY 4.0 (data.gov listing); US Government work
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.