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Lightning Reservoir

10 records Last reported: April 27, 1998

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Lightning Reservoir was on April 27, 1998: 2,700 Rainbow Trout (3.5 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
Hill
Species on record
Rainbow Trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
Records
10 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

Lightning Reservoir location context

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Lightning ReservoirAgency coordinates Normandy Coulee PondAgency coordinates UnnamedAgency coordinates Beaver Creek ReservoirAgency coordinates Fresno ReservoirAgency coordinates

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Stocking history

10 records from May 10, 1989 to April 27, 1998. 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.

1998 1 record
1998 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 27, 1998 reported Rainbow Trout2,7003.5 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 22, 1997 reported Rainbow Trout3,0003.3000000000000003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1996 1 record
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 7, 1996 reported Rainbow Trout2,5003.5 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1995 1 record
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 26, 1995 reported Rainbow Trout2,5003.4 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1994 1 record
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 21, 1994 reported Rainbow Trout2,5003.3000000000000003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1993 1 record
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 14, 1993 reported Rainbow Trout2,5003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1992 1 record
1992 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 9, 1992 reported Rainbow Trout2,5002.9 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1991 1 record
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 15, 1991 reported Rainbow Trout3,5003.1 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1990 1 record
1990 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 19, 1990 reported Rainbow Trout8,2803.5 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 10, 1989 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout1,6506.6000000000000005 in avg 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.

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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