Baker Springs – Middle Pond License Review FWP-DN-Fisheries-R3-25-002

Apr 8, 2025 10:15 AM

A private landowner is applying for a Private Fish Pond License and proposes to stock Rainbow Trout in an unnamed private pond. The Pond is 0.81 surface acres and located on 233 East Morgan Pond Road about 0.3 miles west of the Gallatin River near Manhattan. The pond is fed from groundwater recharge. This pond has no outlet. The water from this pond is pumped back up to an inlet channel that feeds the pond. The Gallatin River contains Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout are not native to the Gallatin River but were legally stocked. Rainbow Trout could be removed from the pond via chemical treatments or through senescence.

The project is sponsored by the private landowner and the license would be active for a period of 10-years from the year of issuance (2025). The license can be renewed for additional 10-year intervals at the end of each term and the license is transferable.