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McDonald Creek

32 records Last reported: August 22, 1952

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at McDonald Creek was on August 22, 1952: 185,380 Cutthroat Trout (1 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.

Counties
Petroleum, Teton, Flathead
Species on record
Cutthroat Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout
Records
32 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

McDonald 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 McDonald Creek, Petroleum County McDonald Creek Yellow Water Reservoir, Petroleum County Yellow Water Reservoir Dry Blood Reservoir, Petroleum County Dry Blood Reservoir Drag Creek Reservoir, Petroleum County Drag Creek Reservoir Payola Reservoir, Petroleum County Payola Reservoir South Fork Blood Reservoir, Petroleum County South Fork Blood Reservoir Petrolia Reservoir, Petroleum County Petrolia Reservoir Box Elder Creek Reservoir, Petroleum County Box Elder Creek Reservoir Manuel Reservoir #2, Petroleum County Manuel Reservoir #2 Petroleum County
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Stocking history

32 records from July 6, 1926 to August 22, 1952. 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.

1952 1 record
1952 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 22, 1952 reported Cutthroat Trout185,3801 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1951 4 records
1951 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 24, 1951 reported Brook Trout3,6401 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 19, 1951 reported Rainbow Trout2,5801 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 19, 1951 reported Rainbow Trout1,2006 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 14, 1951 reported Brook Trout2,5801 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1950 1 record
1950 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 7, 1950 reported Rainbow Trout2507 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1949 2 records
1949 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 19, 1949 reported Rainbow Trout1,5044 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 6, 1949 reported Rainbow Trout1,5406 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1948 1 record
1948 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 1, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout1,2004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1947 1 record
1947 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 10, 1947 reported Brook Trout1,3003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1946 3 records
1946 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 25, 1946 reported Rainbow Trout5,0001 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 25, 1946 reported Rainbow Trout5,0001 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 10, 1946 reported Brook Trout7403 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1945 1 record
1945 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 17, 1945 reported Brook Trout8,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1942 1 record
1942 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 20, 1942 reported Brook Trout1,0003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1941 2 records
1941 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 12, 1941 reported Brook Trout10,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 26, 1941 reported Brook Trout5,8002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1939 2 records
1939 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 1, 1939 reported Cutthroat Trout5,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 19, 1939 reported Rainbow Trout4004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1938 2 records
1938 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 23, 1938 reported Rainbow Trout1,2004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 25, 1938 reported Brook Trout1,5002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1936 1 record
1936 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 14, 1936 reported Rainbow Trout48,000 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1934 2 records
1934 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 31, 1934 reported Brook Trout8,2604 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 23, 1934 reported Brook Trout8,2604 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1933 2 records
1933 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 28, 1933 reported Cutthroat Trout30,000 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 9, 1933 reported Rainbow Trout1,2003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1932 1 record
1932 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 4, 1932 reported Cutthroat Trout2,250 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1931 2 records
1931 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 28, 1931 reported Cutthroat Trout2,560 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 20, 1931 reported Cutthroat Trout1,760 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1930 1 record
1930 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 12, 1930 reported Cutthroat Trout1,600 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1928 1 record
1928 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 12, 1928 reported Cutthroat Trout6,000 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1926 1 record
1926 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 6, 1926 reported Cutthroat Trout40,000 Flathead Lake Salmon 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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