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Hilgard Lake Fish Stocking

Montana · 1936 to 2024 on record

According to FWP records, Hilgard Lake has 16 stocking records on file across 3 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2024.

Hilgard Lake stocking
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16
Stocking records
40,899
Fish reported stocked
3
Species
2024
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

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

1 records
2024 · 500 fish
1936
1977
1980
1985
1989
1993
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2017
2020
2024

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

Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout 9 records
Westslope Cutthroat Trout 6 records
Rainbow Trout 1 record

Location

44.9289, -111.4473

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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 500 2.09 in Anaconda

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Quick facts

Latest season 2024
Most stocked Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
Species Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
Seasons on record 1936 – 2024
Fish reported 40,899
Coordinates 44.9289, -111.4473

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 Hilgard Lake stocked with Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout.

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