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Thornton Lake - Big Fish Stocking

Montana · 1933 to 1947 on record

According to FWP records, Thornton Lake - Big has 2 stocking records on file across 1 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 1947.

Thornton Lake - Big stocking
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2
Stocking records
10,000
Fish reported stocked
1
Species
1947
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

2 seasons on record, most in the 1947 (1 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

1 records
1947 · 6,000 fish
1933
1947

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

Rainbow Trout 2 records

Location

46.2590, -113.0373

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Stocking history

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

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Rainbow Trout 6,000 1 in —

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Quick facts

Latest season 1947
Most stocked Rainbow Trout
Species Rainbow Trout
Seasons on record 1933 – 1947
Fish reported 10,000
Coordinates 46.2590, -113.0373

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 Thornton Lake - Big stocked with Rainbow Trout.

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