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Big Sheep Creek

47 records Last reported: June 26, 1989

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Big Sheep Creek was on June 26, 1989: 2,000 Rainbow Trout (7.6000000000000005 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.

Counties
Beaverhead, Lewis and Clark
Species on record
Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Records
47 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

Big Sheep 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 Sheep Creek, Beaverhead County Big Sheep Creek Elk Lake, Beaverhead County Elk Lake Bobcat Lakes, Beaverhead County Bobcat Lakes Odell Lake, Beaverhead County Odell Lake Schwinegar Lake, Beaverhead County Schwinegar Lake Selway Lake, Beaverhead County Selway Lake Clark Canyon Reservoir, Beaverhead County Clark Canyon Reservoir Twin Lakes, Beaverhead County Twin Lakes Van Houten Lake, Beaverhead County Van Houten Lake Beaverhead County
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Agency records

Stocking history

47 records from April 18, 1931 to June 26, 1989. 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.

1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 26, 1989 reported Rainbow Trout2,0007.6000000000000005 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1965 2 records
1965 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 28, 1965 reported Rainbow Trout2,02610 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 28, 1965 reported Rainbow Trout2,00210 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1964 2 records
1964 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 4, 1964 reported Rainbow Trout1,28112 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 3, 1964 reported Rainbow Trout1,44212 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1963 2 records
1963 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 27, 1963 reported Rainbow Trout2,32510 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 27, 1963 reported Rainbow Trout2,19710 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1962 2 records
1962 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 26, 1962 reported Rainbow Trout2,01910 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 26, 1962 reported Rainbow Trout1,99910 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1961 2 records
1961 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 5, 1961 reported Rainbow Trout2,104 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 28, 1961 reported Rainbow Trout2,000 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1960 2 records
1960 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 4, 1960 reported Rainbow Trout1,002 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 4, 1960 reported Rainbow Trout2,998 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1959 1 record
1959 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 16, 1959 reported Rainbow Trout2,002 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1958 2 records
1958 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 17, 1958 reported Rainbow Trout3,510 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 17, 1958 reported Rainbow Trout1,517 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1957 3 records
1957 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 12, 1957 reported Rainbow Trout1,982 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 11, 1957 reported Rainbow Trout1,999 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 11, 1957 reported Rainbow Trout2,021 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1956 6 records
1956 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 9, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout966 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 8, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout751 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 3, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout1,214 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 3, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout850 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 2, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout1,196 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 2, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout845 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1955 4 records
1955 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 11, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout1,329 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 8, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout1,062 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 23, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout1,478 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 23, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout1,572 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1954 2 records
1954 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 19, 1954 reported Rainbow Trout2,017 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 18, 1954 reported Rainbow Trout1,695 Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1952 1 record
1952 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 12, 1952 reported Cutthroat Trout24,2881 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1951 1 record
1951 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 10, 1951 reported Rainbow Trout4806 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1950 1 record
1950 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 26, 1950 reported Rainbow Trout6,3703 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1948 3 records
1948 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 14, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout5,4063 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 14, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout5,4063 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 20, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout2,0005 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1947 1 record
1947 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 10, 1947 reported Rainbow Trout16,0002 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1943 1 record
1943 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 28, 1943 reported Cutthroat Trout4,0001 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1941 1 record
1941 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 7, 1941 reported Rainbow Trout1,3005 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1940 1 record
1940 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 27, 1940 reported Rainbow Trout2,5004 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1939 1 record
1939 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 23, 1939 reported Rainbow Trout3,0004 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1937 1 record
1937 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 7, 1937 reported Cutthroat Trout12,500 Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1936 1 record
1936 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 10, 1936 reported Rainbow Trout1,8005 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1932 2 records
1932 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 23, 1932 reported Cutthroat Trout16,3201 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 19, 1932 reported Cutthroat Trout102,0001 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1931 1 record
1931 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 18, 1931 reported Cutthroat Trout4,0004 in avg Washoe Park 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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