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Big Sandy Creek

44 records Last reported: May 16, 1972

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Big Sandy Creek was on May 16, 1972: 1,500 Westslope Cutthroat Trout (3 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
Hill
Species on record
Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Records
44 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

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Big Sandy Creek 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 Sandy Creek, Hill County Big Sandy Creek Normandy Coulee Pond, Hill County Normandy Coulee Pond Unnamed, Hill County Unnamed Beaver Creek Reservoir, Hill County Beaver Creek Reservoir Fresno Reservoir, Hill County Fresno Reservoir Bearpaw Lake, Hill County Bearpaw Lake Bailey Reservoir, Hill County Bailey Reservoir Supenau Reservoir, Hill County Supenau Reservoir Beaver Creek, Hill County Beaver Creek Hill County
Big Sandy CreekAgency coordinates Normandy Coulee PondAgency coordinates UnnamedAgency coordinates Beaver Creek ReservoirAgency coordinates Fresno ReservoirAgency coordinates

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Stocking history

44 records from August 23, 1928 to May 16, 1972. 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.

1972 1 record
1972 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 16, 1972 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,5003 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1969 2 records
1969 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 6, 1969 reported Rainbow Trout1,0327 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 26, 1969 reported Rainbow Trout2,5027 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1968 1 record
1968 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 27, 1968 reported Rainbow Trout2,50711 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1967 1 record
1967 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 15, 1967 reported Rainbow Trout2,5478 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1966 1 record
1966 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 20, 1966 reported Brook Trout5,0002 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1964 1 record
1964 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 27, 1964 reported Rainbow Trout2,0009 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1963 1 record
1963 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 6, 1963 reported Brook Trout2,0254 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1962 2 records
1962 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 17, 1962 reported Rainbow Trout3,25410 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 24, 1962 reported Brook Trout2,0254 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1960 2 records
1960 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 17, 1960 reported Brook Trout3,2004 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 13, 1960 reported Rainbow Trout850 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1959 1 record
1959 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 24, 1959 reported Rainbow Trout714 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1958 2 records
1958 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 11, 1958 reported Brook Trout2,0502 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 23, 1958 reported Rainbow Trout1,200 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1957 1 record
1957 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 30, 1957 reported Rainbow Trout780 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1956 1 record
1956 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 6, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout1,100 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1955 1 record
1955 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 20, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout1,560 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1954 1 record
1954 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 6, 1954 reported Rainbow Trout600 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1953 2 records
1953 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 10, 1953 reported Brook Trout4,0004 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 10, 1953 reported Brook Trout4,0004 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1952 1 record
1952 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 25, 1952 reported Rainbow Trout4007 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1951 2 records
1951 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 19, 1951 reported Rainbow Trout1,3506 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 23, 1951 reported Brook Trout2,4004 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1950 2 records
1950 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 3, 1950 reported Brook Trout4,3204 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 12, 1950 reported Rainbow Trout3506 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1949 1 record
1949 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 23, 1949 reported Brook Trout8,5803 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1948 1 record
1948 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 13, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout14,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1947 1 record
1947 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 26, 1947 reported Brook Trout4,0004 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1945 1 record
1945 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 10, 1945 reported Rainbow Trout5,2505 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1944 1 record
1944 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 24, 1944 reported Rainbow Trout3,0005 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1943 2 records
1943 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 30, 1943 reported Brook Trout2,6664 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 10, 1943 reported Brook Trout15,0003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1942 2 records
1942 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 16, 1942 reported Brook Trout4,0003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 4, 1942 reported Brook Trout5,0003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1941 2 records
1941 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 18, 1941 reported Brook Trout3,6003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 11, 1941 reported Brook Trout2,5003 in avg Unknown Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1940 1 record
1940 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 23, 1940 reported Brook Trout10,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1939 1 record
1939 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 11, 1939 reported Brook Trout15,000 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1938 1 record
1938 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 20, 1938 reported Brook Trout9,0003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1933 1 record
1933 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 21, 1933 reported Rainbow Trout8,5593 in avg Unknown Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1928 3 records
1928 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 29, 1928 reported Cutthroat Trout20,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 27, 1928 reported Cutthroat Trout20,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 23, 1928 reported Cutthroat Trout20,0002 in avg Giant 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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