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Stocking Report

Westslope Cutthroat Trout stocking in Montana

2,014 recorded stockings, 232 waters, averaging 5.02" at release, from Montana state agency records. Every water links to its own page.

Latest recorded stocking: May 24, 2026

When westslope cutthroat trout goes in

64% of recorded stockings happen from May through July.

  1. 0%Jan
  2. Feb
  3. 0%Mar
  4. 7%Apr
  5. 11%May
  6. 23%Jun
  7. 30%Jul
  8. 21%Aug
  9. 5%Sep
  10. 2%Oct
  11. 0%Nov
  12. 0%Dec

Share of all recorded westslope cutthroat trout stockings in Montana, by calendar month. Stocking does not guarantee fish are present. Check current regulations and access before you go.

States run two very different stocking calendars. We looked at all 114,409 records to work out why.

Where westslope cutthroat trout gets stocked in Montana

WaterCountyStockingsFishLast recorded
Minneopa LakeNot reported54,900Aug 30, 2022
Beehive LakeMadison52,450Jul 27, 2022
Bell LakeMadison54,899Jul 27, 2022
Chilled LakesMadison51,500Jul 27, 2022
Hall LakeNot reported53,063Jul 27, 2022
Jackson LakeNot reported52,452Jul 27, 2022
Lady of the LakePark52,448Jul 27, 2022
Lake CameronMadison52,500Jul 27, 2022
Lake Of The WoodsNot reported55,350Jul 27, 2022
Lost Cabin LakeMadison52,448Jul 27, 2022
Margo LakeMadison51,500Jul 27, 2022
Noble LakeMadison54,901Jul 27, 2022
North Spanish LakeNot reported52,000Jul 27, 2022
O'dell LakeNot reported54,900Jul 27, 2022
Skytop LakeNot reported52,498Jul 27, 2022
Spanish Lakes 2Not reported55,000Jul 27, 2022
Stone LakesBeaverhead53,720Jul 27, 2022
Stone Lakes 3Not reported53,140Jul 27, 2022
Sunrise LakeMadison52,448Jul 27, 2022
Acorn LakeSanders55,028Jul 25, 2022
Upper LakeNot reported52,514Aug 19, 2021
Wanless Lake 2Not reported53,010Aug 19, 2021
Lower Siamese LakeNot reported57,652Jul 27, 2021
Surveyor LakeMineral53,700Jul 27, 2021

See everything Montana stocks in the full Montana stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the Montana fishing spot finder.

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