Fishing in Flathead County, Montana

332 public waters in the Northwest Montana region — 164 lakes/reservoirs and 168 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Montana licence.

Lakes & Reservoirs

• Flathead Lake 122,251 acres · 12 species
• Hungry Horse Reservoir 23,596 acres · 12 species
• Lake McDonald 6,872 acres · 6 species
• Whitefish Lake 3,317 acres · 6 species
• Little Bitterroot Lake 2,972 acres · 7 species
• Ashley Lake 2,852 acres · 7 species
• Mud Lake 1,823 acres · 6 species
• Duck Lake 1,745 acres · 7 species
• Bowman Lake 1,737 acres · 6 species
• Kintla Lake 1,714 acres · 6 species
• McGregor Lake 1,525 acres · 7 species
• Tally Lake 1,212 acres · 6 species
• Logging Lake 1,127 acres · 6 species
• Big Salmon Lake 973 acres · 6 species
• Quartz Lake 879 acres · 6 species
• Echo Lake 862 acres · 8 species
• Cliff Lake 782 acres · 6 species
• Egan Slough 765 acres · 6 species
• Hidden Lake 741 acres · 7 species
• Elk Lake 626 acres · 7 species
• Dickey Lake 600 acres · 7 species
• Upper Stillwater Lake 593 acres · 6 species
• Smith Lake 563 acres · 6 species
• Upper Kintla Lake 475 acres · 6 species
• Harrison Lake 405 acres · 6 species
• Lake Blaine 383 acres · 6 species
• Fish Lake 369 acres · 7 species
• Fennon Slough 321 acres · 6 species
• Johnson Lake 306 acres · 6 species
• Lower Stillwater Lake 250 acres · 6 species
• Foy Lake 241 acres · 8 species
• Trout Lake 236 acres · 7 species
• Black Lake 233 acres · 6 species
• Church Slough 223 acres · 6 species
• Dahl Lake 217 acres · 6 species
• Lake Ellen Wilson 210 acres · 6 species
• Beaver Lake 204 acres · 7 species
• Glacier Bay 167 acres · 6 species
• Lower Quartz Lake 162 acres · 6 species
• Moose Lake 157 acres · 6 species
• Hubbart Reservoir 152 acres · 6 species
• Lake Five 152 acres · 7 species
• Blanchard Lake 149 acres · 7 species
• Sunburst Lake 148 acres · 6 species
• Flotilla Lake 147 acres · 6 species
• Rost Lake 141 acres · 6 species
• Cyclone Lake 140 acres · 6 species
• Lone Lake 140 acres · 6 species
• Wileys Slough 135 acres · 6 species
• Chain Lakes 127 acres · 6 species
• Margaret Lake 126 acres · 7 species
• Avalanche Lake 124 acres · 7 species
• Peterson Lake 121 acres · 6 species
• Lake of the Woods 105 acres · 6 species
• Dog Lake 102 acres · 6 species
• Grace Lake 101 acres · 6 species
• Pocket Lake 96 acres · 6 species
• Lake Rogers 94 acres · 6 species
• Diamond Lake 91 acres · 6 species
• Rogers Lake 89 acres · 7 species
• Foys Lake 86 acres · 6 species
• Crater Lake 82 acres · 7 species
• Upper Whitefish Lake 80 acres · 6 species
• Stanton Lake 79 acres · 6 species
• Long Bow Lake 77 acres · 6 species
• Blue Lake 76 acres · 7 species
• Lake Evangeline 75 acres · 6 species
• Marion Lake 69 acres · 6 species
• Arrow Lake 60 acres · 6 species
• Spoon Lake 59 acres · 6 species
• Clayton Lake 58 acres · 6 species
• Buffalo Woman Lake 58 acres · 6 species
• Halfmoon Lake 57 acres · 6 species
• Lion Lake 56 acres · 6 species
• Double Lake 51 acres · 6 species
• Winona Lake 51 acres · 6 species
• Handkerchief Lake 51 acres · 7 species
• Lost Loon Lake 50 acres · 6 species
• Cerulean Lake 50 acres · 6 species
• Middle Quartz Lake 49 acres · 6 species
• Bootjack Lake 47 acres · 6 species
• Castle Lake 46 acres · 6 species
• Lake Monroe 45 acres · 6 species
• Tepee Lake 45 acres · 6 species
• Lynch Lake 44 acres · 6 species
• Lake Isabel 44 acres · 6 species
• Murray Lake 43 acres · 6 species
• Boyle Lake 40 acres · 6 species
• Skyles Lake 38 acres · 6 species
• Wildcat Lake 38 acres · 6 species
• Bradley Lake 37 acres · 6 species
• Camas Lake 36 acres · 6 species
• Scott Lake 36 acres · 6 species
• Little McGregor Lake 35 acres · 6 species
• Ruger Lake 35 acres · 6 species
• Lincoln Lake 35 acres · 6 species
• Cabin Lake 34 acres · 6 species
• Bowser Lake 34 acres · 6 species
• Cedar Creek Reservoir 31 acres · 6 species
• Woods Lake 30 acres · 6 species
• Pilgrim Lakes 30 acres · 6 species
• Beaver Woman Lake 30 acres · 6 species
• Striped Elk Lake 30 acres · 6 species
• Pallisade Lake 30 acres · 6 species
• Pond 3 30 acres · 6 species
• Garnet Lake 29 acres · 6 species
• Birch Lake 29 acres · 6 species
• Hidden Lakes 28 acres · 6 species
• Palisade Lake 28 acres · 6 species
• Bailey Lake 27 acres · 6 species
• Big Hawk Lake 27 acres · 6 species
• Finger Lake 25 acres · 6 species
• Gyrfalcon Lake 25 acres · 6 species
• Little Beaver Lake 24 acres · 6 species
• Sylvia Lake 24 acres · 6 species
• Rosewater Ski Community 24 acres · 6 species
• Frozen Lake 23 acres · 6 species
• Middle Foy Lake 23 acres · 6 species
• Jessup Mill Pond 22 acres · 6 species
• Akokala Lake 22 acres · 6 species
• Pond 2 21 acres · 6 species
• Pond 4 20 acres · 6 species
• Spruce Lake 20 acres · 6 species
• Lagoni Lake 20 acres · 6 species
• Fawn Lake 19 acres · 6 species
• Dollar Lake 19 acres · 6 species
• Three Eagles Lakes 19 acres · 6 species
• Snyder Lake 19 acres · 6 species
• Howe Lake 19 acres · 6 species
• Hidden Meadow 19 acres · 6 species
• Lower Foy Lake 19 acres · 6 species
• Spencer Lake 18 acres · 6 species
• Numa Lake 18 acres · 6 species
• Hidden Meadow Lake 18 acres · 6 species
• Red Meadow Lake 18 acres · 6 species
• Olor Lake 18 acres · 6 species
• Aurice Lake 18 acres · 6 species
• Hart Lake 17 acres · 6 species
• Almeda Lake 17 acres · 6 species
• Blackfoot Lake 17 acres · 6 species
• Link Lake 16 acres · 6 species
• North Biglow Lake 16 acres · 6 species
• Jackstraw Lake 16 acres · 6 species
• Lake West 16 acres · 6 species
• Upper Isabel Lake 13 acres · 6 species
• Lupine Lake 12 acres · 6 species
• Hole in the Wall Lake 12 acres · 6 species
• Cup Lake 12 acres · 6 species
• Upper Snyder Lake 12 acres · 6 species
• Huntsberger Lake 11 acres · 6 species
• Strawberry Lake 11 acres · 6 species
• Three Bears Lake 11 acres · 6 species
• Tom Tom Lake 11 acres · 6 species
• Fire Lakes 10 acres · 6 species
• Herrig Lake 9 acres · 6 species
• Sock Lake 9 acres · 6 species
• Feather Woman Lake 9 acres · 6 species
• Smokey Lake 7 acres · 6 species
• Nasukoin Lake 7 acres · 6 species
• Lake Seven Acres 7 acres · 6 species
• Bunker Lake 7 acres · 6 species
• Christopher Lake 7 acres · 6 species
• Skunk Meadow Lake 6 acres · 6 species
• Mary Baker Lake 6 acres · 6 species

Rivers

• South Fork Flathead River 60 mi in MT · 4 species
• Swan River 72 mi in MT · 4 species
• Middle Fork Flathead River 86 mi in MT · 4 species
• Stillwater River 78 mi in MT · 4 species
• Little Bitterroot River 83 mi in MT · 4 species
• Ashley Creek 37 mi in MT · 6 species
• Pleasant Valley Fisher River 29 mi in MT · 4 species
• Thompson River 52 mi in MT · 4 species
• North Fork Flathead River 61 mi in MT · 4 species
• McDonald Creek 20 mi in MT · 4 species
• Spotted Bear River 27 mi in MT · 4 species
• Trumbull Creek 19 mi in MT · 4 species
• Good Creek 20 mi in MT · 4 species
• Whitefish River 25 mi in MT · 4 species
• Logan Creek 18 mi in MT · 4 species
• Whale Creek 18 mi in MT · 4 species
• Griffin Creek 3 mi in MT · 4 species
• Nyack Creek 17 mi in MT · 4 species
• Camas Creek 2 mi in MT · 4 species
• White River 22 mi in MT · 4 species
• Coal Creek 15 mi in MT · 4 species
• Anaconda Creek 1 mi in MT · 4 species
• Hay Creek 14 mi in MT · 4 species
• Lost Creek 13 mi in MT · 4 species
• Kintla Creek 9 mi in MT · 4 species
• Swift Creek 19 mi in MT · 4 species
• Little Salmon Creek 13 mi in MT · 4 species
• Big Salmon Creek 14 mi in MT · 4 species
• Bear Creek 13 mi in MT · 4 species
• Twin Creek 14 mi in MT · 4 species
• Sullivan Creek 1 mi in MT · 4 species
• Ole Creek 12 mi in MT · 4 species
• Quartz Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Logging Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Red Meadow Creek river · 4 species
• Lion Creek 11 mi in MT · 4 species
• Moose Creek 1 mi in MT · 4 species
• Moose Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Waterton River 18 mi in MT · 4 species
• Morrison Creek river · 4 species
• Tepee Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Sheppard Creek 9 mi in MT · 4 species
• Akokala Creek 11 mi in MT · 4 species
• Little Wolf Creek 9 mi in MT · 4 species
• Big Lost Creek 10 mi in MT · 4 species
• McGee Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Bowman Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Pleasant Valley Creek 9 mi in MT · 4 species
• Park Creek 9 mi in MT · 4 species
• Lower Twin Creek 10 mi in MT · 4 species
• South Fork Lost Creek 9 mi in MT · 4 species
• Dutch Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Goat Creek 9 mi in MT · 4 species
• Sunday Creek 8 mi in MT · 4 species
• Bunker Creek 8 mi in MT · 4 species
• Cyclone Creek 1 mi in MT · 4 species
• Patrick Creek 8 mi in MT · 4 species
• Brimstone Creek 9 mi in MT · 4 species
• Dolly Varden Creek 8 mi in MT · 4 species
• Big Rock Creek 8 mi in MT · 4 species
• Canyon Creek river · 4 species
• Haskill Creek 9 mi in MT · 4 species
• Summit Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Murr Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Hallowat Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• South Fork Coal Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Bowl Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• West Fork Swift Creek 8 mi in MT · 4 species
• Basin Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Harrison Creek 3 mi in MT · 4 species
• Schafer Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Truman Creek 9 mi in MT · 4 species
• Yakinikak Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Gorge Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Trail Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Strawberry Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Mount Creek 8 mi in MT · 4 species
• Lincoln Creek river · 4 species
• Lodgepole Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Barnum Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Wheeler Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Dog Creek 8 mi in MT · 4 species
• Sheep Creek river · 4 species
• Lost Jack Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Black Bear Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Moran Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Walker Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Mid Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Pinchot Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Cromwell Creek 8 mi in MT · 4 species
• Starvation Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Tobie Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Stanton Creek 1 mi in MT · 4 species
• Ford Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Quintonkon Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Coniff Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• North Fork Murr Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Bear Springs Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Bond Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Deerlick Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Little Meadow Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Silvertip Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Doris Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Evers Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Island Creek 7 mi in MT · 4 species
• Hawk Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Sprague Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Gooderich Bayou 7 mi in MT · 5 species
• Muir Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• South Fork Birch Creek 2 mi in MT · 4 species
• Helen Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• South Badger Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Tunnel Creek river · 4 species
• Hungry Horse Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Bergsicker Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Cummings Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Cox Creek river · 4 species
• Dead Horse Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Dean Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Shroder Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Brown Creek 3 mi in MT · 4 species
• Shorty Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Stadium Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Mineral Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Lang Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• McGregor Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Redmond Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Emery Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Twentyfive Mile Creek river · 4 species
• Addition Creek 6 mi in MT · 4 species
• Walton Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Stoner Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Charlie Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Tensaw Creek 3 mi in MT · 4 species
• Lost Mare Creek 3 mi in MT · 4 species
• Bent Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Middle Fork Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Abbot Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Lefthand Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Thoma Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Kletomus Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Rubideau Creek 0 mi in MT · 4 species
• Dickey Creek river · 4 species
• Le Beau Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Hand Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Briggs Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Kishenehn Creek 2 mi in MT · 4 species
• Skyland Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Dirtyface Creek river · 4 species
• Aeneas Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Java Creek river · 4 species
• Hungry Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Ball Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Patterson Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Fern Creek river · 4 species
• South Fork Hemler Creek 2 mi in MT · 4 species
• Garnier Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Lost Johnny Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Skookoleel Creek river · 4 species
• Potter Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Ketchikan Creek river · 4 species
• South Fork Red Meadow Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Challenge Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Longfellow Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Kipp Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Boorman Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species
• Parke Creek 5 mi in MT · 4 species
• Forest Creek 4 mi in MT · 4 species

Montana Fishing Licence

One Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks fishing licence (Conservation Licence + fishing) covers every public water in the state — the resident annual is about $34, the non-resident annual about $150, with non-resident 2-day (~$35) and 10-day (~$75) options. An Aquatic Invasive Species prevention pass fee applies to residents and non-residents alike. Montana residents 62 and older, and legally blind residents, pay a reduced fee. Buy at fwp.mt.gov.

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