Lake · Stillwater, Montana
West Rosebud Lake
At a glance
- Area
- 8 ha (20 acres)
Who lives here
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2026 · 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 3, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 3,000 | |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | 3,000 | |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | |
| Jun 22, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | |
| May 12, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 128 | |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 367 | |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 1,148 | |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 1,100 | |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 1,128 | |
| May 17, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 1,034 | |
| Oct 5, 2021 | Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | 8,238 | |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 1,008 | |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 1,052 | |
| May 24, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 1,001 | |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 1,001 | |
| Jun 24, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | |
| May 27, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 1,001 | |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 810 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 31.
Getting on the water
- West Rosebud Lake Fishing AccessShore access · Recreation Information Database (ridb.recreation.gov), CC BY 4.0
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
This water is too small for community summaries: on a small water a summary could point to someone's spot.
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.
- Recreation Information Database (ridb.recreation.gov), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 (RIDB public bulk export; data.gov catalog, checked 2026-10-17)
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.