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North Fork Musselshell River

88 records Last reported: July 12, 1973

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at North Fork Musselshell River was on July 12, 1973: 1,162 Rainbow Trout (9 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
Wheatland
Species on record
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brook Trout
Records
88 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

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North Fork Musselshell River location context

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North Fork Musselshell RiverAgency coordinates Chief Joseph PondAgency coordinates Martinsdale ReservoirAgency coordinates Brewington Pond NorthAgency coordinates Brewington Pond SouthAgency coordinates

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Stocking history

88 records from August 29, 1929 to July 12, 1973. 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.

1973 1 record
1973 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 12, 1973 reported Rainbow Trout1,1629 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1972 3 records
1972 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 23, 1972 reported Rainbow Trout51011 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 7, 1972 reported Rainbow Trout61211 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 10, 1972 reported Rainbow Trout58610 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1971 3 records
1971 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 12, 1971 reported Rainbow Trout4699 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 15, 1971 reported Rainbow Trout1,6838 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 21, 1971 reported Rainbow Trout5109 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1970 1 record
1970 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 13, 1970 reported Rainbow Trout1,1229 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1969 1 record
1969 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 18, 1969 reported Rainbow Trout1,9389 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1968 1 record
1968 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 11, 1968 reported Rainbow Trout2,5709 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1967 1 record
1967 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 21, 1967 reported Rainbow Trout2,6409 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1966 1 record
1966 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 13, 1966 reported Rainbow Trout2,6528 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1965 2 records
1965 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 15, 1965 reported Rainbow Trout2,75410 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 29, 1965 reported Rainbow Trout2,7549 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1964 2 records
1964 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 15, 1964 reported Rainbow Trout3,2649 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 18, 1964 reported Rainbow Trout3,5009 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1963 2 records
1963 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 19, 1963 reported Rainbow Trout3,0009 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 21, 1963 reported Rainbow Trout1,74011 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1962 1 record
1962 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 13, 1962 reported Rainbow Trout4,0008 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1961 3 records
1961 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 27, 1961 reported Rainbow Trout2,400 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 2, 1961 reported Rainbow Trout3,000 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 17, 1961 reported Rainbow Trout1,600 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1960 2 records
1960 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 12, 1960 reported Rainbow Trout2,520 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 1, 1960 reported Rainbow Trout2,580 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1959 2 records
1959 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 25, 1959 reported Rainbow Trout1,440 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 1, 1959 reported Rainbow Trout2,670 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1958 4 records
1958 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 14, 1958 reported Rainbow Trout2,520 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 1, 1958 reported Rainbow Trout2,720 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 23, 1958 reported Rainbow Trout2,250 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 21, 1958 reported Rainbow Trout1,050 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1957 2 records
1957 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 31, 1957 reported Rainbow Trout1,800 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 16, 1957 reported Rainbow Trout2,880 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1956 4 records
1956 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 13, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout1,225 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 17, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout1,254 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 28, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout2,160 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 12, 1956 reported Rainbow Trout1,836 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1955 3 records
1955 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 4, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout2,160 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 23, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout1,260 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 18, 1955 reported Rainbow Trout660 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1954 2 records
1954 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 12, 1954 reported Rainbow Trout780 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 26, 1954 reported Rainbow Trout1,440 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1953 2 records
1953 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 16, 1953 reported Rainbow Trout4,1202 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 21, 1953 reported Rainbow Trout1,080 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1952 4 records
1952 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 25, 1952 reported Rainbow Trout3,2405 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 9, 1952 reported Rainbow Trout1,2607 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 24, 1952 reported Brown Trout48,0002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 24, 1952 reported Brown Trout48,0002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1951 1 record
1951 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 21, 1951 reported Cutthroat Trout15,0001 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1950 2 records
1950 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 19, 1950 reported Rainbow Trout7,2005 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 1, 1950 reported Rainbow Trout4,3207 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1949 3 records
1949 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 22, 1949 reported Rainbow Trout9806 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 15, 1949 reported Rainbow Trout2,9406 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 6, 1949 reported Rainbow Trout9,2405 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1948 4 records
1948 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 8, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout2,1004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 8, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout2,1004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 8, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout2,1004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 8, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout2,1004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1947 4 records
1947 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 11, 1947 reported Brown Trout9,0003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 9, 1947 reported Rainbow Trout5,2806 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 8, 1947 reported Rainbow Trout3,9606 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 7, 1947 reported Rainbow Trout3,9606 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1946 4 records
1946 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 20, 1946 reported Rainbow Trout7207 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 20, 1946 reported Rainbow Trout8407 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 16, 1946 reported Rainbow Trout8407 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 10, 1946 reported Rainbow Trout1,6505 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1944 1 record
1944 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 3, 1944 reported Rainbow Trout4,0004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1943 3 records
1943 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 6, 1943 reported Rainbow Trout10,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 11, 1943 reported Brook Trout10,0003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 11, 1943 reported Rainbow Trout4,0006 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1942 2 records
1942 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 15, 1942 reported Rainbow Trout2,5004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 22, 1942 reported Rainbow Trout3,0003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1941 2 records
1941 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 5, 1941 reported Rainbow Trout10,0003 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 22, 1941 reported Rainbow Trout10,0004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1940 1 record
1940 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 20, 1940 reported Cutthroat Trout30,0002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1939 2 records
1939 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 20, 1939 reported Rainbow Trout37,5002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 12, 1939 reported Rainbow Trout4,0004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1938 5 records
1938 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 29, 1938 reported Cutthroat Trout26,3602 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 26, 1938 reported Cutthroat Trout19,000 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 27, 1938 reported Rainbow Trout4,5004 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 27, 1938 reported Brook Trout24,0002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 26, 1938 reported Brook Trout24,0002 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1937 4 records
1937 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 17, 1937 reported Rainbow Trout28,0001 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 10, 1937 reported Brook Trout32,0001 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 1, 1937 reported Brook Trout15,0002 in avg Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 21, 1937 reported Brown Trout20,4001 in avg Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1932 2 records
1932 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 7, 1932 reported Cutthroat Trout10,000 Big Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 6, 1932 reported Brown Trout60,000 Yellowstone River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1929 1 record
1929 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 29, 1929 reported Cutthroat Trout88,000 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.

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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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