Pick a lake between Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park and ready yourself for more fishing than you can possibly imagine. Between the two parks, this site divides into six sections: Northwest, Western, Rocky Mountain Front, Upper Missouri River, Southwestern and the Yellowstone River Drainage. Below is a partial list of popular fishing lakes in Montana separated by region. Those lakes that are not linked are work in progress.
Montana's Popular Fishing Lakes by Region
Northwestern Montana
We will begin in the Northwest corner of the state working
eastward to the Rocky Mountain Front on the eastern boundry of Glacier National Park, and than southwards towards Missoula,
Montana, as mapped in the Montana Atlas & Gazetteer. Sections 81, 82,83;
80,66,67, 68.
Fishing Lakes from Troy to Libby to Eureka
Lakes Between Whitefish, Montana on Highway 93 to Eureka, Montana
Talley Lake, Beaver Lakes, Martin Lake, Upper Whitefish Lake, Red Meadow Lake, Lagoni Lake, Bull Lake and Stryker Lake (Fish Lake), Dickey Lake, Murphy Lake, Ten Lakes Scenic Area
Columbia Falls, Montana: Hungry Horse Reservoir
Lakes from Libby, Montana to the Flathead Valley
Fishing on the Flathead Indian Reservation
Lakes in the Seeley-Swan Valley from Seeley Lake, Montana to Big Fork, Montana Along Highway 83
Harper's Lake and Blanchard Lake, Salmon Lake, Placid Lake, Seeley Lake, Morrell Lake and Cottonwood Lake, Lake Inez, Lake Alva, Rainy Lake, Lindbergh Lakes, Holland Lake, Metcalf Lake, Cedar Lake, Jewell Basin Lakes
Lakes within Glacier National Park
Fishing and Hiking in Glacier National Park (general information for planning and safety)
Fishing Along the North Fork Roads
Kintla Lake, Bowman Lake, Akokala Lake and Quartz Lakes
West Glacier Entrance: Fishing Along the Going-to-the-Sun-Road
Lake McDonald, Rogers Lake and Trout Lake, Snyder Lakes, Fish Lake, Avalanche Lake, Hidden Lake, Gunsight Lake, Otokomi Lake
Saint Mary Lake, Red Eagle Lake, Two Medicine Lake, Pray Lake, Upper Two Medicine Lake, No Name Lake, Oldman Lake, Ptarmigan Lake, Lake Sherriburne, Swiftcurrent Lake, Lake Josephine, Grinnel Lake, Fishercap Lake, Red Rock Lake, Bullhead Lake
East Entrance: Belly River Drainage
Elizabeth Lake, Cosley Lake, Glenns Lake and Mokowanis Lake
Western Montana
We will begin at the western edge of the state at St. Regis
and move eastward to Missoula and then northeast to Lincoln, and then cover the
area south of Missoula, the Bitterroot Valley, as mapped in the Montana Atlas
& Gazetteer. Sections 52,53,54; 37,38.)
Lakes Around St. Regis, Montana
Hazel Lake, Moore Lake, Diamond Lake, Cliff Lake
Lakes and Creeks in the Bitterroot River Valley
Baker Lake, Painted Rocks Reservoir, Como Lake, Little Rock Creek Lake, Twin Lakes, Fred Burr Reservoir, Big Creek Lakes,
Peterson Lake
Upper Clark Fork River and Georgetown Lake
Rocky Mountain Front
The Rocky Mountain Front stunned the Lewis and Clark
Expedition with its looming peaks thrusting up from the plains. Beginning along the eastern boundary of
Glacier National Park southwards to Great Falls and Helena, this is a huge
area. It is not as renown as other
sections for famous rivers, but it does offer trophy stillwater fishing in the
Blackfeet Indian Reservation and on the dammed impoundments of the Missouri
River in the Helena, Montana area. See maps in the Montana Atlas &
Gazetteer Sections 84, 69, 56, 40.
Rocky Mountain Front Lakes, Rivers and Creeks
Upper Missouri River Drainage
Essentially, this section covers the impoundments and
drainage creeks for the Missouri River from its headwaters at Three Forks north
to Townsend, Montana and than northward to Helena, Montana, capital of
Montana.
Dearborn River, Sun River and Teton River plus lakes and creeks
Upper Missouri River Lakes and Creeks
Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Hauser Lake, Upper Holter Lake, Holter Lake, plus creeks
Southwestern Montana
From West to East, we will first cover the Phillipsburg to
Anaconda area and the area south, which covers the Big Hole River and the Wise
River near the communities of Wisdom.
From here we will move eastward below Butte to cover the Twin Bridges
area. Twin Bridges, Montana is the
beginning of the Jefferson River, which is formed by the Beaverhead River, the
Wise River and the Ruby River. The
Jefferson River heads north and than eastward to Three Forks, Montana. It is at Three Forks, Montana that the
Missouri River is formed from the Jefferson River, the Madison River and the
Gallatin River to finish the Southwestern Montana section. See maps in the Montana Atlas &
Gazetteer Sections 38, 39, 40; 24, 25, 26.
Upper Clark Fork River, Warm Springs Wildlife Management and Georgetown Lake
Big Hole River Access and Lakes
Lakes in the Madison River Area From West Yellowstone to Ennis
Hebgen Lake, Quake Lake, Wade Lake and Cliff Lake, Ennis Lake
Gallatin River Area Lakes: Lava Lake, Rat Lake
Bozeman Area Lakes
Hyalite Reservoir, Heather Lake and Emerald Lake
Yellowstone River Drainage
The Yellowstone River heads north out of Yellowstone
National Park to Livingston, Montana.
From Livingston it heads due East to Billings. But first let's pick up the two major drainage rivers
between Livingston and Laurel, Montana.
Both the Boulder River and the Stillwater River offer great trout
fishing, camping and whitewater adventures in the spring. This entire area offers many wonderful lakes.
Lakes in the Stillwater River Drainage (Columbus, Montana)
Emerald Lake and Mystic Lake, East Rosebud Lake, Elk Lake, Rimrock Lake, Rainbow Lake
Blacktail Ponds, Trout Lake, Joffe Lake, Swan Lake, Grizzly Lake, Beaver Lake, Lake of the Woods, Twin Lakes, Wolf Lake, Shoshone Lake, Lewis Lake, Yellowstone Lake
