Montana Fish Report

The lake has 24" of ice on it as of last weekend. Many anglers have been out ice fishing and doing well. Best areas have been the dam and the spillway, with a few anglers that have hiked down to the Woods Creek area. Best baits to use have been fresh water shrimp or night crawlers. Best lures to jig with have been kastmasters or small spoons like the Thomas Bouyant. With our warming weather the lake get a little slushy in the afternoon. I have had my best luck fishing 10 feet off of the shore with a white crappie jig. The Caples lake General store is closed for the season, but the resort is open for those that would like to ice fish in the morning and ski Kirkwood in the afternoon. Or vise verse. For more information call the Caples Lake Resort at 209-258-8888.