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Cottonwood Lake

16 records Last reported: July 30, 2024

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Cottonwood Lake was on July 30, 2024: 1,380 Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout (2.32 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
Park, Jefferson
Species on record
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Records
16 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

Cottonwood Lake location context

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Pins appear only when the record includes coordinates; they are not verified access points. Shaded counties show area context only. Waters without coordinates stay in the list without a pin; confirm access and directions with the official agency source.

Check the exact water: This page groups records with the same name across 2 counties. They may describe different waters or reaches; the map does not identify all of them.

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Looking for a different Cottonwood Lake? Also on record: Cottonwood Lake (Kittitas County, Washington)

Agency records

Stocking history

16 records from September 24, 1937 to July 30, 2024. 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.

2024 1 record
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 30, 2024 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout1,3802.32 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2020 1 record
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 21, 2020 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout1,3802.83 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2012 1 record
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 30, 2012 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout9202.5 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2008 1 record
2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 22, 2008 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout9202.35 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2004 1 record
2004 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 4, 2004 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout9202.33 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2000 1 record
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 13, 2000 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout9202.5 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1996 1 record
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 13, 1996 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout9202.3000000000000003 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1992 1 record
1992 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 29, 1992 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout9201.9000000000000001 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1988 1 record
1988 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 2, 1988 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout9942 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1984 1 record
1984 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 21, 1984 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout1,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1979 1 record
1979 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 17, 1979 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout1,0102 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1976 1 record
1976 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 11, 1976 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout1,0642 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1972 1 record
1972 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 29, 1972 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout1,5363 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1969 1 record
1969 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 31, 1969 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout1,0453 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1963 1 record
1963 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 19, 1963 reported Cutthroat Trout4503 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1937 1 record
1937 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 24, 1937 reported Cutthroat Trout26,900 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.

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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