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Sunburst Lake

28 records Last reported: August 12, 2024

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Sunburst Lake was on August 12, 2024: 6,330 Westslope Cutthroat Trout (1.49 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
Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Records
28 records
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks report

Location map

Sunburst Lake location context

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Stocking history

28 records from July 12, 1939 to August 12, 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 12, 2024 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout6,3301.49 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2023 1 record
2023 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 6, 2023 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout24,1341.98 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2022 1 record
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 19, 2022 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout11,0002 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2021 1 record
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 16, 2021 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout24,5862 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2020 3 records
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
October 3, 2020 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout14,9382 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
October 3, 2020 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout14,9382 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
October 3, 2020 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout14,9382 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2019 5 records
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 19, 2019 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,1321.6 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 19, 2019 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout10,1931.23 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 19, 2019 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout8,8811.12 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 19, 2019 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout2,03911.370000000000001 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 19, 2019 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout3,9631.42 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2018 5 records
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 23, 2018 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout1,6265.3 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 23, 2018 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout3,2032.25 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 23, 2018 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout5,1502 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 23, 2018 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout3,2201.85 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
August 23, 2018 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout4,5901.7 in avg Sekokini Springs Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2000 1 record
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 25, 2000 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout15,1701.5 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1999 1 record
1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 11, 1999 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout20,4001.7 in avg Murray Springs Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1998 1 record
1998 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 5, 1998 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout20,5001 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 29, 1997 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout21,3071.1 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1994 1 record
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 22, 1994 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout10,0001 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1993 1 record
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
September 19, 1993 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout2,6001.3 in avg Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1992 1 record
1992 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 6, 1992 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout10,000 Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1991 1 record
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 2, 1991 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout10,000 Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 7, 1989 reported Westslope Cutthroat Trout10,0001 in avg Washoe Park Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1950 1 record
1950 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
August 23, 1950 reported Cutthroat Trout51,6401 in avg Jocko River Trout Hatchery Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1939 1 record
1939 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeHatcherySource
July 12, 1939 reported Cutthroat Trout42,00099 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.

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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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