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Hilgard Lake

16 records Last reported: September 19, 2024

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Hilgard Lake was on September 19, 2024: 500 Westslope Cutthroat Trout (2.09 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
Madison
Species on record
Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
Records
16 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

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Stocking history

16 records from September 22, 1936 to September 19, 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
September 19, 2024 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout5002.09 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2020 1 record
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 21, 2020 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout5001.96 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2017 1 record
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 25, 2017 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout5001.72 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2013 2 records
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 30, 2013 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout4991.85 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 30, 2013 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout4991.85 in avg Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2009 1 record
2009 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 10, 2009 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout5002 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2005 1 record
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 2, 2005 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout5002.3000000000000003 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2001 1 record
2001 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 8, 2001 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout5002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 19, 1997 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout5002.2 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1993 1 record
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 13, 1993 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout5002.2 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 9, 1989 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout5002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1985 1 record
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 26, 1985 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout1,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1980 1 record
1980 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 8, 1980 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout1,0002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1977 1 record
1977 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 22, 1977 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout1,0012 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1936 2 records
1936 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 23, 1936 reported Rainbow Trout12,240 Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 22, 1936 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout20,160 Emigrant 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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