Montana Fish Report

Spicer Reservoir was excellent this past weekend for trollers, with limits being caught. The water level is now below the ramp and if you go early watch for ice. Trollers should try Apex, Needlefish, Wedding Rings, Glitter-Bugs, Rapala's, Ex-Cell spoons and Rocky Mountain Lures behind a small dodger, Panther Martin Lake Trolls, or the new Glitter Bug dodger,and the Rocky Mountain dodgers, Crystal Basin Wild Thing, 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 are starting to catch fish from the bank as the weather is cooling down, you 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.  (209) 795-1686