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Big Elk Creek

33 records Last reported: August 27, 1949

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Big Elk Creek was on August 27, 1949: 12,000 Cutthroat Trout (1 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
Wheatland
Species on record
Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout
Records
33 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

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Big Elk Creek location context

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Stocking history

33 records from July 24, 1928 to August 27, 1949. 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.

1949 2 records
1949 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 27, 1949 reported Cutthroat Trout12,0001 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 19, 1949 reported Cutthroat Trout7206 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1948 2 records
1948 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 12, 1948 reported Brown Trout6,0003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 9, 1948 reported Brook Trout8,6883 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1947 2 records
1947 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 12, 1947 reported Brook Trout5,0006 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 30, 1947 reported Cutthroat Trout19,988 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1946 4 records
1946 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 17, 1946 reported Brook Trout4,2003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 28, 1946 reported Brook Trout4,0004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 6, 1946 reported Cutthroat Trout2,5205 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 26, 1946 reported Brown Trout16,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1945 1 record
1945 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 11, 1945 reported Rainbow Trout2,5006 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1944 1 record
1944 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 28, 1944 reported Rainbow Trout4,0007 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1943 1 record
1943 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 9, 1943 reported Rainbow Trout10,0006 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1942 3 records
1942 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 4, 1942 reported Rainbow Trout5,0004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 2, 1942 reported Rainbow Trout5,0004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 5, 1942 reported Rainbow Trout3,0006 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1941 2 records
1941 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 13, 1941 reported Rainbow Trout5,0004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 6, 1941 reported Rainbow Trout5,0004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1940 2 records
1940 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 19, 1940 reported Cutthroat Trout30,0002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
March 22, 1940 reported Rainbow Trout7,7003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1939 2 records
1939 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 30, 1939 reported Cutthroat Trout40,0001 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 30, 1939 reported Cutthroat Trout25,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1938 2 records
1938 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 30, 1938 reported Cutthroat Trout26,3602 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 12, 1938 reported Brook Trout26,7002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1937 2 records
1937 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 8, 1937 reported Brook Trout32,0001 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 7, 1937 reported Brook Trout18,0001 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1936 1 record
1936 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 14, 1936 reported Rainbow Trout45,000 Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1934 2 records
1934 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 21, 1934 reported Cutthroat Trout40,000 Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 18, 1934 reported Rainbow Trout5,5006 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1933 2 records
1933 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 4, 1933 reported Rainbow Trout32,0002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
October 3, 1933 reported Rainbow Trout32,0002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1930 1 record
1930 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 30, 1930 reported Cutthroat Trout36,000 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1928 1 record
1928 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 24, 1928 reported Rainbow Trout7,200 Big Springs Trout Hatchery 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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