French Creek
Rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record.
Custer County · South Dakota · see it on the national map
2
stockings 2026
May 27
last stocked
1,200
fish reported
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13 | Rainbow trout | adult | 800 | completed |
| May 27 | Rainbow trout | adult | 400 | completed |
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Grace Coolidge Creek | 19 mi | Jun 1 |
| Center | 27 mi | Jun 9 |
| Lakota | 28 mi | Apr 1 |
| Legion | 28 mi | May 22 |
| Bismark | 31 mi | Jun 1 |
Records from South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
South Dakota fishing
regulations.