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Beardsley Lake

25 records Last reported: May 13, 2025

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Beardsley Lake was on May 13, 2025: 2,000 Rainbow Trout (2.2600000000000002 in avg).

Record last checked: . This is not a stocking date.

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Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

A schedule is a plan, not confirmation that fish were released. Stocking records do not guarantee fish are still available.

No current or upcoming schedule is in this archive. Check the official report before choosing a trip date.

County
Custer
Species on record
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass
Records
25 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

Beardsley Lake location context

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Beaverhead County Big Horn County Blaine County Broadwater County Carbon County Carter County Cascade County Chouteau County Custer County Daniels County Dawson County Deer Lodge County Fallon County Fergus County Flathead County Gallatin County Garfield County Glacier County Golden Valley County Granite County Hill County Jefferson County Judith Basin County Lake County Lewis and Clark County Liberty County Lincoln County Madison County McCone County Meagher County Mineral County Missoula County Musselshell County Park County Petroleum County Phillips County Pondera County Powder River County Powell County Prairie County Ravalli County Richland County Roosevelt County Rosebud County Sanders County Sheridan County Silver Bow County Stillwater County Sweet Grass County Teton County Toole County Treasure County Valley County Wheatland County Wibaux County Yellowstone County MT Beardsley Lake, Custer County Beardsley Lake Spotted Eagle Lake, Custer County Spotted Eagle Lake Beardsley Jim #1, Custer County Beardsley Jim #1 Haughian Bass Pond, Custer County Haughian Bass Pond Cap Rock Reservoir, Custer County Cap Rock Reservoir Boulware Reservoir, Custer County Boulware Reservoir Rest Reservoir, Custer County Rest Reservoir Stanley Pond, Custer County Stanley Pond Dean Reservoir, Custer County Dean Reservoir Custer County
Beardsley LakeAgency coordinates Spotted Eagle LakeAgency coordinates Beardsley Jim #1Agency coordinates Haughian Bass PondAgency coordinates Cap Rock ReservoirAgency coordinates

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Agency records

Stocking history

25 records from July 9, 1963 to May 13, 2025. Open a year to browse its records; scroll tables sideways for all columns. Scheduled means planned, even when the date has passed. Blank fields mean the source did not publish that detail.

2025 1 record
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 13, 2025 reported Rainbow Trout2,0002.2600000000000002 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2024 1 record
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 23, 2024 reported Rainbow Trout2,0001.78 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2023 1 record
2023 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 19, 2023 reported Rainbow Trout2,0002.27 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2022 1 record
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 27, 2022 reported Rainbow Trout2,0002 in avg Bluewater Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2021 1 record
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 7, 2021 reported Rainbow Trout2,0002.5100000000000002 in avg Bluewater Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2020 1 record
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 22, 2020 reported Rainbow Trout2,0004.42 in avg Bluewater Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2019 1 record
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 24, 2019 reported Rainbow Trout2,0001.8800000000000001 in avg Bluewater Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2018 1 record
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 2, 2018 reported Rainbow Trout2,0002.0100000000000002 in avg Bluewater Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2017 1 record
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 12, 2017 reported Rainbow Trout2,0001.98 in avg Bluewater Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2016 1 record
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 5, 2016 reported Rainbow Trout2,0001.9000000000000001 in avg Bluewater Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2015 1 record
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 7, 2015 reported Rainbow Trout2,0001.8 in avg Bluewater Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2014 1 record
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 15, 2014 reported Rainbow Trout2,0002 in avg Fort Peck Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1986 1 record
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 18, 1986 reported Rainbow Trout2,0004 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1985 1 record
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 4, 1985 reported Rainbow Trout2,0003 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1984 1 record
1984 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 12, 1984 reported Rainbow Trout2,0004 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1983 1 record
1983 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 19, 1983 reported Rainbow Trout2,0003 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1982 1 record
1982 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 26, 1982 reported Rainbow Trout2,0003 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1980 1 record
1980 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 28, 1980 reported Rainbow Trout2,0002 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1979 1 record
1979 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 4, 1979 reported Rainbow Trout2,0002 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1978 1 record
1978 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 4, 1978 reported Rainbow Trout2,0003 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1976 1 record
1976 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 26, 1976 reported Rainbow Trout2,0004 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1972 1 record
1972 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 18, 1972 reported Rainbow Trout2,0002 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1964 1 record
1964 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 30, 1964 reported Brook Trout1,3003 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1963 2 records
1963 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 30, 1963 reported Rainbow Trout3,0006 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 9, 1963 reported Largemouth Bass1,6001 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Records retain the dates, quantities, and status supplied by the linked agencies. An event missing here does not mean the water was not stocked - some plants go unreported or are published elsewhere.

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Data source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. A record for this water was last checked on . This check date is not a stocking date.

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