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Birch Creek

45 records Last reported: July 1, 1964

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Birch Creek was on July 1, 1964: 3,468 Rainbow Trout (8 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
Pondera, Chouteau, Beaverhead, Flathead
Species on record
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Records
45 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

Birch 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 Birch Creek, Pondera County Birch Creek Brady Pond, Pondera County Brady Pond Lake Frances, Pondera County Lake Frances Kiyo Crag Lake, Pondera County Kiyo Crag Lake Myrvold Reservoir, Pondera County Myrvold Reservoir Bergstrom Reservoir, Pondera County Bergstrom Reservoir Mitten Lake, Pondera County Mitten Lake Green Lake, Pondera County Green Lake Lindseth Pond, Pondera County Lindseth Pond Pondera County
Birch CreekAgency coordinates Brady PondAgency coordinates Lake FrancesAgency coordinates Kiyo Crag LakeAgency coordinates Myrvold ReservoirAgency coordinates

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Agency records

Stocking history

45 records from August 30, 1928 to July 1, 1964. 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.

1964 1 record
1964 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 1, 1964 reported Rainbow Trout3,4688 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1956 2 records
1956 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 24, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout56,3002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 24, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout56,3002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1955 7 records
1955 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 18, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout560 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 17, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout1,920 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 11, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout21,3501 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 10, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout18,7502 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 9, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout40,0001 in avg Jocko River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 8, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout40,0001 in avg Jocko River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 7, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout40,0001 in avg Jocko River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1953 1 record
1953 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 5, 1953 reported Rainbow Trout8,0005 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1952 2 records
1952 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 20, 1952 reported Brook Trout3,6004 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 29, 1952 reported Cutthroat Trout2,0004 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1951 1 record
1951 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 16, 1951 reported Cutthroat Trout5,0001 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1950 3 records
1950 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 10, 1950 reported Cutthroat Trout2,8752 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
October 10, 1950 reported Cutthroat Trout2,8752 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 21, 1950 reported Cutthroat Trout3,7723 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1949 2 records
1949 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 19, 1949 reported Rainbow Trout1,9204 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 22, 1949 reported Cutthroat Trout1,0004 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1948 2 records
1948 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 18, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout5,0002 in avg Ennis National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 10, 1948 reported Brook Trout1,4004 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1947 1 record
1947 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 12, 1947 reported Brook Trout3,1504 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1945 1 record
1945 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 20, 1945 reported Cutthroat Trout20,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1944 2 records
1944 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 18, 1944 reported Cutthroat Trout20,0002 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 25, 1944 reported Rainbow Trout2,1005 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1943 3 records
1943 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 9, 1943 reported Cutthroat Trout5,000 Polsen Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 17, 1943 reported Cutthroat Trout25,0002 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 11, 1943 reported Brook Trout15,0003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1942 1 record
1942 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 15, 1942 reported Cutthroat Trout8,333 Polsen Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1941 1 record
1941 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 21, 1941 reported Cutthroat Trout70,000 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1940 3 records
1940 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 24, 1940 reported Cutthroat Trout40,000 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 10, 1940 reported Cutthroat Trout6,0001 in avg Polsen Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 30, 1940 reported Brook Trout6,6672 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1939 3 records
1939 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 16, 1939 reported Cutthroat Trout35,100 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 14, 1939 reported Rainbow Trout32,000 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 13, 1939 reported Brook Trout5,2002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1938 1 record
1938 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 12, 1938 reported Rainbow Trout26,100 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1933 1 record
1933 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 21, 1933 reported Rainbow Trout7,7004 in avg Unknown Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1932 1 record
1932 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 29, 1932 reported Rainbow Trout3,8004 in avg Unknown Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1931 4 records
1931 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 21, 1931 reported Cutthroat Trout20,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 21, 1931 reported Rainbow Trout30,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 13, 1931 reported Rainbow Trout40,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 17, 1931 reported Cutthroat Trout1,7504 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1929 1 record
1929 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 25, 1929 reported Cutthroat Trout40,000 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1928 1 record
1928 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 30, 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.

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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