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Big Bear Lake Fish Stocking

Montana · 1952 to 2013 on record

According to FWP records, Big Bear Lake has 21 stocking records on file across 3 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2013.

Big Bear Lake stocking
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21
Stocking records
40,978
Fish reported stocked
3
Species
2013
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

18 seasons on record, most in the 2013 (2 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

2 records
2013 · 998 fish
1952
1975
1979
1980
1985
1990
1993
1997
2000
2002
2003
2005
2006
2007
2009
2011
2012
2013

Stocking records per season (labelled by the season's end year). Montana's source reports by season, so records aren't broken out by month.

Most-stocked species

Westslope Cutthroat Trout 16 records
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout 4 records
Cutthroat Trout 1 record

Location

45.4828, -111.1014

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Stocking history

Values shown exactly as the agency reported them; species names are normalized for search.

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Westslope Cutthroat Trout 499 1.85 in Anaconda
Westslope Cutthroat Trout 499 1.85 in Anaconda

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Quick facts

Latest season 2013
Most stocked Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Species Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Seasons on record 1952 – 2013
Fish reported 40,978
Coordinates 45.4828, -111.1014

Data source

Compiled from public records published by the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. StockedSpots is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by FWP.

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP). Data last checked September 1, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions

FWP records show Big Bear Lake stocked with Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat Trout.

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