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Shelf Lake

18 records Last reported: August 4, 2024

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Shelf Lake was on August 4, 2024: 1,000 Westslope Cutthroat Trout (1.5 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.

Counties
Flathead, Ravalli
Species on record
Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Records
18 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

Shelf Lake location context

Agency coordinates · access unverified
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 Shelf Lake, Flathead County Shelf Lake Beaver Lake, Flathead County Beaver Lake Little Beaver Lake, Flathead County Little Beaver Lake Snappys Pond, Flathead County Snappys Pond Dollar Lake, Flathead County Dollar Lake Murray Lake, Flathead County Murray Lake Little Mcgregor Lake, Flathead County Little Mcgregor Lake Shady Lane Pond, Flathead County Shady Lane Pond Smith Lake, Flathead County Smith Lake Flathead County
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Check the exact water: This page groups records with the same name across 2 counties. They may describe different waters or reaches; the map does not identify all of them.

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Looking for a different Shelf Lake? Also on record: Shelf Lake (Idaho County, Idaho) · Shelf Lake (Skagit County, Washington)

Agency records

Stocking history

18 records from September 22, 1939 to August 4, 2024. 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.

2024 1 record
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 4, 2024 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0001.5 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2021 1 record
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 14, 2021 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0002 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2012 1 record
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 8, 2012 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0001 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2009 1 record
2009 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 7, 2009 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0001 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2006 1 record
2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 26, 2006 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0221.29 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2003 1 record
2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 31, 2003 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0331.3 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2000 1 record
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 24, 2000 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout9941.5 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 28, 1997 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0331.5 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1996 1 record
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 16, 1996 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout2,0841.4000000000000001 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1993 1 record
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 12, 1993 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout2,0001.1 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1990 1 record
1990 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 21, 1990 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout2,1191.3 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1987 1 record
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 26, 1987 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout2,0241.8 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1983 1 record
1983 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 19, 1983 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout5671 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1979 1 record
1979 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 11, 1979 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout2,0001 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1969 1 record
1969 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 20, 1969 reported Cutthroat Trout1,9132 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1952 2 records
1952 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 25, 1952 reported Cutthroat Trout3,5001 in avg Hamilton Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 30, 1952 reported Cutthroat Trout2,000 Hamilton Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1939 1 record
1939 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 22, 1939 reported Cutthroat Trout1,500 Hamilton 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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