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Lake Josephine

42 records Last reported: September 4, 2025

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Lake Josephine was on September 4, 2025: 2,500 Bluegill (1.61 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
Yellowstone
Species on record
Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Tiger Muskellunge, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass
Records
42 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

Lake Josephine location context

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Lake JosephineAgency coordinates Shiloh Conservation Pond 1Agency coordinates Lake ElmoAgency coordinates Laurel PondAgency coordinates Canyon Creek PondAgency coordinates

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Stocking history

42 records from June 11, 1987 to September 4, 2025. 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.

2025 2 records
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 4, 2025 reported Bluegill2,5001.61 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 6, 2025 reported Largemouth Bass10,0001.46 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2023 2 records
2023 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 28, 2023 reported Largemouth Bass10,0001.6 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 19, 2023 reported Bluegill2,5001.62 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2022 1 record
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 7, 2022 reported Tiger Muskellunge1008.6 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2021 2 records
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 20, 2021 reported Channel Catfish2,0001.69 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 27, 2021 reported Largemouth Bass5,0001.79 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2020 2 records
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 19, 2020 reported Channel Catfish2,0001.61 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 19, 2020 reported Yellow Perch1,5935.1000000000000005 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2019 5 records
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 3, 2019 reported Channel Catfish1,1742.27 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 24, 2019 reported Largemouth Bass5,0001.55 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 24, 2019 reported Yellow Perch3,0002.21 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 13, 2019 reported Tiger Muskellunge1253.68 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 16, 2019 reported Smallmouth Bass5012.950000000000001 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2018 2 records
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 3, 2018 reported Largemouth Bass1,0003.22 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 3, 2018 reported Largemouth Bass2002.39 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2017 2 records
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 22, 2017 reported Channel Catfish2,0002 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 18, 2017 reported Largemouth Bass10,0001.28 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2015 3 records
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 18, 2015 reported Largemouth Bass10,0002 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 22, 2015 reported Channel Catfish2,0002.5 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 2, 2015 reported Tiger Muskellunge604 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2013 1 record
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 25, 2013 reported Largemouth Bass10,0002.3000000000000003 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2012 1 record
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 6, 2012 reported Largemouth Bass5,0001 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2011 1 record
2011 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 5, 2011 reported Channel Catfish2,0002 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2010 1 record
2010 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 13, 2010 reported Largemouth Bass5,0001 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2008 1 record
2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 4, 2008 reported Channel Catfish1,0682.1 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2007 2 records
2007 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 30, 2007 reported Tiger Muskellunge812 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 18, 2007 reported Largemouth Bass10,0001.2 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2006 1 record
2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 22, 2006 reported Tiger Muskellunge206 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2005 1 record
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 22, 2005 reported Largemouth Bass10,0001.8 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2003 1 record
2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 31, 2003 reported Largemouth Bass9,5401.9000000000000001 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2001 1 record
2001 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 18, 2001 reported Largemouth Bass10,0001.8 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1999 1 record
1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 22, 1999 reported Largemouth Bass10,0002 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 31, 1997 reported Largemouth Bass10,0001.6 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1994 1 record
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 8, 1994 reported Channel Catfish2,4003.8000000000000003 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1993 2 records
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 15, 1993 reported Channel Catfish2,4003.2 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 13, 1993 reported Largemouth Bass10,0001.5 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1992 1 record
1992 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 23, 1992 reported Channel Catfish2,4002.9 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1991 2 records
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 16, 1991 reported Channel Catfish1,8003.4 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 10, 1991 reported Largemouth Bass10,0001.5 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 14, 1989 reported Largemouth Bass10,0001.5 in avg Miles City Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1987 1 record
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 11, 1987 reported Largemouth Bass39,8160.5 in avg Miles City Fish 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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