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East Fork Big Spring Creek

47 records Last reported: July 21, 1966

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at East Fork Big Spring Creek was on July 21, 1966: 1,530 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.

County
Fergus
Species on record
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Records
47 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

East Fork Big Spring 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 East Fork Big Spring Creek, Fergus County East Fork Big Spring Creek Holgate Reservoir, Fergus County Holgate Reservoir Lower Frog Pond, Fergus County Lower Frog Pond Upper Frog Pond, Fergus County Upper Frog Pond Olsen Pond, Fergus County Olsen Pond Upper Carters Pond, Fergus County Upper Carters Pond Carpenter Reservoir, Fergus County Carpenter Reservoir Wolf Crk Ranch Pond, Upper, Fergus County Wolf Crk Ranch Pond, Upper Elks Country Club Pond, Fergus County Elks Country Club Pond Fergus County
East Fork Big Spring CreekAgency coordinates Holgate ReservoirAgency coordinates Lower Frog PondAgency coordinates Upper Frog PondAgency coordinates Olsen PondAgency coordinates

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Stocking history

47 records from September 7, 1930 to July 21, 1966. 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.

1966 2 records
1966 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 21, 1966 reported Rainbow Trout1,5308 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 30, 1966 reported Rainbow Trout2,1608 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1965 1 record
1965 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 10, 1965 reported Rainbow Trout2,7549 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1964 1 record
1964 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 21, 1964 reported Rainbow Trout3,0609 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1963 1 record
1963 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 17, 1963 reported Rainbow Trout58011 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1960 1 record
1960 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 31, 1960 reported Rainbow Trout1,000 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1959 1 record
1959 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 5, 1959 reported Rainbow Trout9,600 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1958 1 record
1958 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 9, 1958 reported Rainbow Trout1,650 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1957 2 records
1957 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 30, 1957 reported Rainbow Trout1,050 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 13, 1957 reported Rainbow Trout1,200 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1956 2 records
1956 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 25, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout525 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 30, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout1,336 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1955 1 record
1955 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 1, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout1,000 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1953 1 record
1953 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 22, 1953 reported Brook Trout5,4902 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1952 1 record
1952 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 16, 1952 reported Rainbow Trout1,0505 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1951 2 records
1951 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 15, 1951 reported Brook Trout6,8002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 14, 1951 reported Brook Trout8,6402 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1950 2 records
1950 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 31, 1950 reported Rainbow Trout3,1405 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 23, 1950 reported Rainbow Trout8407 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1949 1 record
1949 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 11, 1949 reported Rainbow Trout1,5425 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1948 1 record
1948 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 11, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout4,0004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1947 6 records
1947 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 15, 1947 reported Cutthroat Trout15,000 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 7, 1947 reported Cutthroat Trout4,800 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 24, 1947 reported Brook Trout2,5204 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 21, 1947 reported Rainbow Trout1,0005 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 27, 1947 reported Rainbow Trout1,5405 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 24, 1947 reported Rainbow Trout3,0805 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1946 2 records
1946 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 29, 1946 reported Brook Trout11,8802 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 23, 1946 reported Brook Trout1,2003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1944 2 records
1944 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 28, 1944 reported Brook Trout10,0003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 13, 1944 reported Rainbow Trout5,0004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1942 1 record
1942 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 27, 1942 reported Rainbow Trout6,0004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1941 2 records
1941 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 19, 1941 reported Rainbow Trout2,5003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 18, 1941 reported Rainbow Trout20,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1938 1 record
1938 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 1, 1938 reported Brook Trout10,0003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1937 1 record
1937 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 1, 1937 reported Brook Trout20,000 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1935 1 record
1935 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 27, 1935 reported Brook Trout6,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1934 5 records
1934 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 27, 1934 reported Rainbow Trout15,0003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 23, 1934 reported Rainbow Trout15,0003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
March 15, 1934 reported Rainbow Trout5,0007 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
March 15, 1934 reported Rainbow Trout5,0007 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
February 1, 1934 reported Rainbow Trout12,7007 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1932 4 records
1932 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
November 6, 1932 reported Cutthroat Trout28,000 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 8, 1932 reported Rainbow Trout12,0003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 24, 1932 reported Cutthroat Trout12,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 21, 1932 reported Brook Trout2,1604 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1930 1 record
1930 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 7, 1930 reported Cutthroat Trout9,600 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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