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Big Spring Creek Fish Stocking

Montana · 1928 to 1981 on record

According to FWP records, Big Spring Creek has 1,346 stocking records on file across 6 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 1981.

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1,346
Stocking records
9,983,958
Fish reported stocked
6
Species
1981
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

49 seasons on record, most in the 1954 (86 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

2 records
1981 · 40,000 fish
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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. Showing the most recent 25 of 49 seasons — the full history is listed below.

Most-stocked species

Rainbow Trout 1,238 records
Cutthroat Trout 88 records
Brown Trout 12 records
Brook Trout 4 records
Arctic Grayling 2 records

Location

46.4126, -113.7120

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Stocking history

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

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Rainbow Trout 20,000 5 in Arlee
Rainbow Trout 20,000 5 in Arlee

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Quick facts

Latest season 1981
Most stocked Rainbow Trout
Species Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Arctic Grayling, Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Seasons on record 1928 – 1981
Fish reported 9,983,958
Coordinates 46.4126, -113.7120

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 Spring Creek stocked with Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Arctic Grayling, Westslope Cutthroat Trout.

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