Montana Fish Report

Lake Alpine was excellent this past weekend.Several of our customers caught several fish in the 4 to 7lb range. Jack caught a 7 and a 6lb. rainbow on Power Bait, Max caught a 6lb rainbow on a fly, Robert caught a 5lb rainbow on Power Bait, just to mention a few. Baitcaster'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. Look for any hatches coming off just before dark. 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, Rocky Mountain dodgers, Panther Martin Lake Trolls, 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. Try top lining for fish as they have moved up due to cooler weather during the night. 

Mosquito Lakes was planted this past week and fishing has been excellent. Bait fishermen should try the new Garlic and Salmon Egg scents by Berkley, Gulp Eggs, floating Power Eggs, inflated nightcrawlers, and salmon eggs. Lure casters should try Panther Martin spinners,  Rooster Tails, and Kastmasters. Fly fishermen should try adams, parachute adams, woolly buggers, blue wing olive, pale morning and evening dun, parachute blue wing olive, and bead head nymphs.
 
Spicer Reservoir was excellent this past weekend for trollers, with limits being caught.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, Panther Martin Lake Trolls, or the new Glitter Bug dodger,and the Rocky Mountain dodgers, tipped either with a nightcrawler, Gulp Nightcrawler, Gulp maggots, tthe new Gulp Corn, and Power Minnows. You can also try using just a dodger trailed with the nightcrawler. Make sure to use scent to increase your catch. The better fish have been caught around 40 feet. Make sure to troll slow.The lure fishermen have been doing good using Panther Martin spinners, Rooster Tails, Blue Fox spinners, flies on a bubble, and Kastmasters.Try fishing around the dam and up by the buoy markers as the water is the coolest at those locations.  Fly fishermen should try woolly buggers, ants, caddis, bead head nymphs, hoppers, and crickets.The fish have been loaded with ants and assorted bugs. 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.
 
Beaver Creek, located in Big Trees State Park has been planted. Bait fishermen should try nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, Gulp Eggs, and floating Power Eggs. Lure casters should try Panther Martin spinners, Rooster Tails, Blue Fox spinners, and Kastmasters. Fly fishermen should try humpy's, adams, blue wing olive, caddis, parachute flies, nymphs, andd small hoppers.  

White Pines Lake located near Arnold has slowed but fishermen are still catching limits early in the morning and late evening as the lake warms fast during the day. There are still some beasutiful rainbows in the lake as the lake was planted heavily this season. 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 or try using a cast-a-bubble. Fly fishermen should try bead head woolly buggers, ants, blue wing olive, adams, stimulators, parachute flies, 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.