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Little Arch Lake

12 records Last reported: August 5, 2025

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Little Arch Lake was on August 5, 2025: 488 Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout (2.34 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
Carbon
Species on record
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
Records
12 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

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Stocking history

12 records from August 2, 1971 to August 5, 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 1 record
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 5, 2025 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout4882.34 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2013 1 record
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 29, 2013 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout4882.8000000000000003 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2005 1 record
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 2, 2005 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout4882.3000000000000003 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 18, 1997 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout4882.2 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1991 1 record
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 5, 1991 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout3,5132 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 7, 1989 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout6502 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1985 1 record
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 22, 1985 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout6542 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1980 1 record
1980 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 7, 1980 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout3,5082 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1977 1 record
1977 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 17, 1977 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout6502 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1971 3 records
1971 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 2, 1971 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout2,0143 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 2, 1971 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout5,0003 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 2, 1971 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout5,0003 in avg Yellowstone River 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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