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Smith Creek

53 records Last reported: August 2, 1968

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Smith Creek was on August 2, 1968: 1,300 Rainbow Trout (11 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
Lewis and Clark, Park, Gallatin, Missoula, Cascade, Ravalli
Species on record
Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brook Trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout
Records
53 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

Smith Creek 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 Smith Creek, Lewis and Clark County Smith Creek Willow Creek Reservoir, Lewis and Clark County Willow Creek Reservoir Nilan Reservoir, Lewis and Clark County Nilan Reservoir Wood Lake, Lewis and Clark County Wood Lake Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir, Lewis and Clark County Helena Valley Regulating Re… Spring Meadow Lake, Lewis and Clark County Spring Meadow Lake Hauser Reservoir, Lewis and Clark County Hauser Reservoir Holter Reservoir, Lewis and Clark County Holter Reservoir Renshaw Lake, Lewis and Clark County Renshaw Lake Lewis and Clark County
Smith CreekAgency coordinates Willow Creek ReservoirAgency coordinates Nilan ReservoirAgency coordinates Wood LakeAgency coordinates Helena Valley Regulating ReservoirAgency coordinates

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Check the exact water: This page groups records with the same name across 6 counties. They may describe different waters or reaches; the map does not identify all of them.

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Agency records

Stocking history

53 records from September 8, 1928 to August 2, 1968. 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.

1968 1 record
1968 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 2, 1968 reported Rainbow Trout1,30011 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1967 1 record
1967 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 1, 1967 reported Rainbow Trout1,2759 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1966 1 record
1966 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 28, 1966 reported Rainbow Trout1,35010 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1963 1 record
1963 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 27, 1963 reported Rainbow Trout1,20410 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1961 1 record
1961 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 24, 1961 reported Rainbow Trout840 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1960 1 record
1960 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 15, 1960 reported Rainbow Trout805 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1959 1 record
1959 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 28, 1959 reported Rainbow Trout800 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1954 1 record
1954 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 23, 1954 reported Cutthroat Trout13,1001 in avg Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1953 1 record
1953 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 30, 1953 reported Brook Trout2,5503 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1952 3 records
1952 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 25, 1952 reported Brook Trout3,6004 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 25, 1952 reported Brook Trout3,6004 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 10, 1952 reported Cutthroat Trout10,0001 in avg Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1951 2 records
1951 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 13, 1951 reported Cutthroat Trout12,0001 in avg Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 8, 1951 reported Brook Trout2,4004 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1950 5 records
1950 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 25, 1950 reported Cutthroat Trout10,0001 in avg Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 15, 1950 reported Brook Trout6,0004 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 8, 1950 reported Brook Trout4,8003 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 1, 1950 reported Rainbow Trout2,0006 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 27, 1950 reported Brook Trout9004 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1949 5 records
1949 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 10, 1949 reported Cutthroat Trout22,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 10, 1949 reported Cutthroat Trout22,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 9, 1949 reported Cutthroat Trout10,0001 in avg Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 6, 1949 reported Brook Trout5,2003 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 9, 1949 reported Brook Trout5986 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1948 5 records
1948 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 9, 1948 reported Cutthroat Trout10,000 Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 13, 1948 reported Brook Trout3,0554 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 13, 1948 reported Rainbow Trout2,5005 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
February 24, 1948 reported Brook Trout10,2001 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
February 24, 1948 reported Brook Trout10,2001 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1947 3 records
1947 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 6, 1947 reported Cutthroat Trout32,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 29, 1947 reported Rainbow Trout2,5005 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 4, 1947 reported Brook Trout12,0002 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1946 4 records
1946 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 19, 1946 reported Cutthroat Trout10,0002 in avg Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 6, 1946 reported Rainbow Trout1,4005 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 5, 1946 reported Cutthroat Trout15,0002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 17, 1946 reported Rainbow Trout4,0562 in avg Bozeman Fish Cultural Center Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1945 2 records
1945 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 25, 1945 reported Cutthroat Trout10,0002 in avg Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 25, 1945 reported Cutthroat Trout5,0002 in avg Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1944 1 record
1944 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 11, 1944 reported Rainbow Trout2,6005 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1943 3 records
1943 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 15, 1943 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout17,0002 in avg Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 16, 1943 reported Brook Trout15,0003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 3, 1943 reported Rainbow Trout5,0006 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1942 2 records
1942 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 26, 1942 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout8,0002 in avg Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 15, 1942 reported Cutthroat Trout2,5001 in avg Polsen Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1941 1 record
1941 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 18, 1941 reported Rainbow Trout4,5005 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1939 1 record
1939 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 29, 1939 reported Brook Trout32,800 Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1938 1 record
1938 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 23, 1938 reported Brown Trout18,0003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1936 2 records
1936 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 27, 1936 reported Cutthroat Trout46,500 Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 22, 1936 reported Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout46,040 Emigrant Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1934 1 record
1934 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 18, 1934 reported Brook Trout7,5753 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1932 1 record
1932 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 30, 1932 reported Cutthroat Trout23,8002 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1931 1 record
1931 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
April 6, 1931 reported Cutthroat Trout8,0003 in avg Hamilton Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1928 1 record
1928 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 8, 1928 reported Cutthroat Trout20,0002 in avg Giant 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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