Montana Fish Report

Lake Alpine was busy this past weekend as they held a kid's fishing derby this past Saturday. The Alpine Fish and Game commission planted for the event on Saturday.  Bait caster's should try inflated nightcrawlers, Gulp Eggs, the new Garlic and Salmon Egg Scented Power Bait and Gulp Power Bait, Floating Power Eggs, and Power Bait on a 24" to 30 " leader. Fly fishermen should try woolly buggers, ants, and sparrow nymphs on a intermediate sink line. Lure fishermen should try Panther Martin's, Rooster Tails, Blue Fox Spinners, Kastmasters, and Thomas Buoyant. Trollers should try using the new Glitter Bug dodgers, and Wild Things by Crystal Basin Lures, with a new Glitter Bug Hoochie, Wedding Rings, Apex, Needlefish, Ex-Cell Spoons, and Rocky Mountain Hoochies and Spoons behind a small dodger tipped with either a nightcrawler, Gulp Nightcrawler, Gulp Maggots, or Power Minnows. Spicer Reservoir was excellent this past weekend for trollers.  The lure fishermen have been doing good using Panther Martin spinners, Rooster Tails, Blue Fox spinners, flies on a bubble, and Kastmasters. Fly fishermen should try woolly buggers, ants, caddis, bead head nymphs.The fish have been loaded with ants and assorted flies. Bait fishermen should try Gulp Eggs, Gulp Nightcrawlers, Garlic and Salmon Egg scented Power Bait, inflated nightcrawlers, and floating Power Eggs using a cast-a-bubble with a 24" to 30" leader or a sliding sinker rig. Trollers should try Apex, Needlefish, Wedding Rings, Glitter-Bugs, Rapala's, Ex-Cell spoons and Rocky Mountain Lures behind a small dodger, Wild Thing dodger, or the new Glitter Bug dodger,  tipped either with a nightcrawler, Gulp Nightcrawler, Gulp maggots, and Power Minnows. You can also try using just a dodger trailed with the nightcrawler.
 

Spicer Reservoir was excellent this past weekend for trollers.  The lure fishermen have been doing good using Panther Martin spinners, Rooster Tails, Blue Fox spinners, flies on a bubble, and Kastmasters. Fly fishermen should try woolly buggers, ants, caddis, bead head nymphs.The fish have been loaded with ants and assorted flies. Bait fishermen should try Gulp Eggs, Gulp Nightcrawlers, Garlic and Salmon Egg scented Power Bait, inflated nightcrawlers, and floating Power Eggs using a cast-a-bubble with a 24" to 30" leader or a sliding sinker rig. Trollers should try Apex, Needlefish, Wedding Rings, Glitter-Bugs, Rapala's, Ex-Cell spoons and Rocky Mountain Lures behind a small dodger, Wild Thing dodger, or the new Glitter Bug dodger,  tipped either with a nightcrawler, Gulp Nightcrawler, Gulp maggots, and Power Minnows. You can also try using just a dodger trailed with the nightcrawler.
 
White Pines Lake located near Arnold was still the hot spot over the weekend with the Dept. Of  Fish and Game  planting this past week and are scheduled to plant again this week with loads of fish in the lake. Bait fishermen should try floating Power Eggs, Gulp Eggs, new Salmon Egg scented power bait, new Garlic scented Power Bait, Gulp Power Bait, Gulp Nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, and nightcrawlers using a cast-a-bubble and a 30" leader or a sliding sinker rig.. Fly fishermen should try bead head woolly buggers, ants, blue wing olive, adams, stimulators, and sparrow nymphs on a intermediate line or try using a small split shot to get down to the fish. Lure fishermen have been using Panther Martin's, Kastmasters, and Rooster Tails. Ebbetts Pass Sporting Goods (209) 795-1686