This small lake along Highway 56 provides good fishing for kokanee, bass, perch, and bull trout. Most fishermen use a boat to access the best fishing. You can work the shallows along the private property for bass or head to the deeper water to troll for kokanee. Most kokanee fishermen like a wedding...

There are numerous fishing opportunities in the chain lakes. They include McGregor Lake, Loon Lake, Upper, Middle, and Lower Thompson Lakes, Bootjack, Crystal, and Banana Lakes. Most of these lakes provide excellent fishing for rainbow or cutthroat trout. Most fishermen troll small spoons, plugs or ...

- This big reservoir supports an excellent kokanee fishery. The best success is had using maggots on wedding rings and cowbells. There are others who swear by jigging Swedish pimples or small spoons spruced up with a maggot or two. The Reservoir is also home to large bull trout and rainbows. Most fi...

This is a big river that provides excellent opportunities to catch large rainbows on flies, spinning tackle or bait. There is something here for everyone with good access making it easy to get almost anywhere you want to be. The river provides excellent drift fishing opportunities with enough boat r...

In Northern Montana, straddling the United States and Canada is Lake Koocanusa, a long and narrow lake great for boating, camping and fishing. The sheer size and shape of the lake provide vast options for secluded recreation. One of the many houseboats available for rent make this even easier, o...

- Dickey, Frank, Murphy, Sophie, Tetrault and the Therriault Lakes all provide excellent fishing opportunities. These small lakes are highly productive which results in numerous oversized rainbows. Most of these lakes provide excellent fishing for trout in the 2 pound and up size class. These lakes ...

This is primarily a bass fishery with smallmouth bass being the most commonly caught species. There are some big largemouth bass as well but you can count on the smallies. For best success fish the structure. This reservoir has old sunken roadbeds and huge shallow flats covered with stumps that alwa...

There is some excellent small lake fishing in the wilderness for large westslope cutthroat trout. A float tube will improve your access as some of these lakes have very steep shorelines. Most fishermen use spinning gear and a bubble bobber to cast dry flies and nymphs. Probably the best all around f...