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Big Butte Lake Fish Stocking

Montana · 1968 to 2012 on record

According to FWP records, Big Butte Lake has 5 stocking records on file across 2 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2012.

Big Butte Lake stocking
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5
Stocking records
18,950
Fish reported stocked
2
Species
2012
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

5 seasons on record, most in the 2012 (1 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

1 records
2012 · 2,200 fish
1968
1982
1992
2005
2012

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

Golden Trout 4 records
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout 1 record

Location

45.0609, -109.7025

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Stocking history

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

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Golden Trout 2,200 0.8 in Sylvan Lake

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Quick facts

Latest season 2012
Most stocked Golden Trout
Species Golden Trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
Seasons on record 1968 – 2012
Fish reported 18,950
Coordinates 45.0609, -109.7025

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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FWP records show Big Butte Lake stocked with Golden Trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout.

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