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Smokey Lake

40 records Last reported: May 8, 2026

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Smokey Lake was on May 8, 2026: 3,000 Brook Trout (3.46 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
Flathead
Species on record
Brook Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
Records
40 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

Smokey Lake 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 Smokey Lake, Flathead County Smokey 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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Agency records

Stocking history

40 records from July 1, 1981 to May 8, 2026. 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.

2026 1 record
2026 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 8, 2026 reported Brook Trout3,0003.46 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2025 1 record
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 7, 2025 reported Brook Trout2,7903.3200000000000003 in avg Giant Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2024 1 record
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 6, 2024 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,5001.5 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2022 3 records
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 20, 2022 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,5401.6600000000000001 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 8, 2022 reported Brook Trout2,9932.2 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
April 29, 2022 reported Brook Trout3,0001.95 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2021 1 record
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 18, 2021 reported Brook Trout3,0002.75 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2020 1 record
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 16, 2020 reported Brook Trout3,1203 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2019 1 record
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 27, 2019 reported Brook Trout2,8563 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2018 2 records
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 31, 2018 reported Brook Trout2,9902.5 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 31, 2018 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout2,9902.3000000000000003 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2017 1 record
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 10, 2017 reported Brook Trout3,0001.5 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2016 1 record
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 4, 2016 reported Brook Trout3,0402 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2015 1 record
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 10, 2015 reported Brook Trout3,3292 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2014 2 records
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 29, 2014 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout761.67 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September 8, 2014 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,5751.52 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2012 1 record
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 13, 2012 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,3612.0100000000000002 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2010 1 record
2010 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 23, 2010 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout2,2084.92 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2008 2 records
2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 19, 2008 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,4254.65 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 19, 2008 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout2169.75 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2006 2 records
2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 10, 2006 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout3624.8 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 7, 2006 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout6474.8 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2004 1 record
2004 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 13, 2004 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0401.3 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2002 1 record
2002 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 24, 2002 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0804.3 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2000 1 record
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 14, 2000 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0125.1000000000000005 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1998 2 records
1998 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 21, 1998 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout9951.1 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 11, 1998 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0144 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1996 2 records
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 27, 1996 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,0101.4000000000000001 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
May 14, 1996 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout5774 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1990 2 records
1990 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 9, 1990 reported Rainbow Trout1,1147.7 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 9, 1990 reported Rainbow Trout1,2848.4 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1989 2 records
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 15, 1989 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout4,0001.8 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July 18, 1989 reported Brook Trout2,000 Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1988 1 record
1988 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 17, 1988 reported Brook Trout2,0003.3000000000000003 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1987 2 records
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 27, 1987 reported Brook Trout3,0003 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 22, 1987 reported Brook Trout3,1433.1 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1986 1 record
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
May 23, 1986 reported Brook Trout3,0002 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1985 2 records
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
June 19, 1985 reported Brook Trout3,0094 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
June 19, 1985 reported Brook Trout3,0092 in avg Creston National Fish Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1981 1 record
1981 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 1, 1981 reported Brook Trout3,0001 in avg 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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