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Big Drop Reservoir

19 records Last reported: May 6, 1987

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Big Drop Reservoir was on May 6, 1987: 1,000 Rainbow Trout (3.2 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
Dawson
Species on record
Rainbow Trout
Records
19 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

Big Drop Reservoir 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 Big Drop Reservoir, Dawson County Big Drop Reservoir Burman Pond, Dawson County Burman Pond Rattlesnake Reservoir, Dawson County Rattlesnake Reservoir Hollecker Lake, Dawson County Hollecker Lake Johnson Reservoir, Dawson County Johnson Reservoir Prairie Goat Reservoir, Dawson County Prairie Goat Reservoir Wilgosh Reservoir, Dawson County Wilgosh Reservoir Lindsay Reservoir, Dawson County Lindsay Reservoir Trangmoe Reservoir, Dawson County Trangmoe Reservoir Dawson County
Big Drop ReservoirAgency coordinates Burman PondAgency coordinates Rattlesnake ReservoirAgency coordinates Hollecker LakeAgency coordinates Johnson ReservoirAgency coordinates

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Agency records

Stocking history

19 records from October 20, 1966 to May 6, 1987. 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.

1987 1 record
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 6, 1987 reported Rainbow Trout1,0003.2 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1986 1 record
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 4, 1986 reported Rainbow Trout1,0004 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1984 1 record
1984 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 9, 1984 reported Rainbow Trout1,6004 in avg Bluewater Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1983 1 record
1983 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 18, 1983 reported Rainbow Trout6004 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1982 1 record
1982 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 27, 1982 reported Rainbow Trout1,0003 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1981 1 record
1981 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
March 26, 1981 reported Rainbow Trout1,0002 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1980 1 record
1980 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 30, 1980 reported Rainbow Trout6002 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1979 1 record
1979 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 22, 1979 reported Rainbow Trout6003 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1978 1 record
1978 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 3, 1978 reported Rainbow Trout6002 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1976 1 record
1976 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 15, 1976 reported Rainbow Trout6003 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1975 1 record
1975 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 6, 1975 reported Rainbow Trout6004 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1974 1 record
1974 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 3, 1974 reported Rainbow Trout6005 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1973 1 record
1973 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 2, 1973 reported Rainbow Trout4002 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 Trout4002 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1971 1 record
1971 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 23, 1971 reported Rainbow Trout3003 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1970 1 record
1970 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 11, 1970 reported Rainbow Trout3004 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1969 1 record
1969 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 7, 1969 reported Rainbow Trout4003 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1967 1 record
1967 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 21, 1967 reported Rainbow Trout4004 in avg Miles City - Federal Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1966 1 record
1966 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 20, 1966 reported Rainbow Trout6006 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.

Grouped by county and sorted by latest record, not by driving distance. Confirm access for each water.

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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