Area Lakes Reports

It sounds like the fishing has slowed down a bit up at Hyalite from the opening day craziness.  The Reservoir has been rising about a foot a day and that coupled with fishing pressure could pushing a lot of the fish further up into the closed section of the creek.  That doesn’t mean that there aren’t any left in

This is basically a follow up to Nicks post yesterday.  Bob and I fished Hyalite on Wednesday.  We put in the boat and motored up to the inlet area.  There were plenty of people but it wasn’t as crowded as we expected for the day the road opened.   The fishing was very good, but the fish tended to

I fished Hyalite on Monday and the lake was completely iced off and the fishing was good. I’m not sure how the road opening and added pressure has affected it, but on Monday it was good. I put on a leech and didn’t ever change. Some of the other high mountain lakes are beginning to ice off as well. I know

We’ve heard some good reports from Ennis Lake but as the Upper Madison gets dirtier so will it.  Harrison was slow for us on Wednesday but we did hook a nice fish early on a seal bugger so we know there is at least one the lake.  Actually two, a guy caught a small brookie while we were chatting with him.

We’ve been hearing some really good reports from the still waters lately.  Some callibaetis are already showing up on some of the Lower elevation lakes, but we haven’t really heard of any “gulper” action yet.  People are still catching fish at Hebgen on midges, but it can get pretty crowded on weekends, especially on the north shore.

       Hebgen Lake is now iced out except for Kirkwood Marina to the dam.  Fishing is very good as it normally is when the ice first comes off.  Fish are cruising right off shore along the drop-offs.  Leech and chironomid patterns are working well.  You can slow strip a leech or fish the chironomids under an

Many of the mountain lakes and some of the lower lakes are still frozen, but some are clear and fishing well. Ennis has been clear for almost a month now and when the wind isn’t stirring up the lake it has been good. Harrison is open, except for the Willow Creek arm, and is fishing well. All of the ponds in town are

OK, so we’re going to have to get going on lake reports again.  We’re not really ready for it yet but we’re hearing some decent reports from lower elevation stillwaters, including some of the ponds around town.  Early season usually means leeches and chironomids, and none of the reports we’ve heard suggest different.  Some

Lakes are still frozen.  Lake fishing could start early this year if we keep getting warm weather for the rest of winter.

Lakes are now freezing over and should remain that way for a while.