Ashley Lake
Around 5” of ice and slush on top. Salmon fishing has been good off the access. Try using a pink Hali or Swedish Pimple with a Rat Finke dropper.
 
Bitterroot Lake
Main body is still unsafe but reports of 6” of ice on the North end with slush on top. A few smaller Salmon being caught in 25’ of water. A pink Hali works well. There have been a few Perch using Pete’s Jaw Breaker and Mighty Mites.
 
Blanchard Lake
8” of ice and slush. A few people are getting into larger Crappie and Perch. Use a glow green Demon Jig for the suspended Crappie. Perch are hitting on Hali jigs as well as Pink Ratso’s. Look for weed beds around 14’.

​Smith Lake
10” of ice. Lots of Pike using orange jigs with black twister tails. Perch can be tricky so use Finesse Plastics. Be sure and watch your limits!
 
Blanchard Lake
6” of ice and slush. For Crappie, keep searching in areas near weed beds or deeper structure. Glow hooks work well. Pike have been caught using tip-ups in 6-12’.
 
Beaver Lake
Good Salmon fishing on 6” of ice and slush. The road in is still accessible. A few decent Rainbows being reported.

Ice fishing is a great winter activity that the entire family can enjoy.  Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reminds anglers that safety should be the number one concern during a day out on the ice. 

​Anglers should be familiar with the water body they plan to fish.  The safest ice anglers are those who pay as much attention to the changing conditions of the ice as they do to the fishing conditions.

​Blanchard Lake
Good ice, around 6”. Nice Perch and Crappie in the 13-18” range. Demon Jigs work well with maggots. Reports of a few decent Pike.
 
Beaver Lake
5” of solid ice. Decent numbers of Salmon using pink Swedish Pimps and Rat Finke Droppers. A few decent Rainbows using Clam Leech Spoons.
 
Stillwater Lake
8-0” of solid black ice. For Perch try and find openings in weed beds. Use Pete’s Mighty Mites for larger Perch. For Pike use smelt under a tip-up or a Dare Devil Spoon and jig aggressively.

Smith Lake
8-10” of ice. Lots of Pike and a few decent Perch reports.

Blanchard Lake
About 5” of ice & slush. A few nice Perch and smaller Crappie. Reports of a few Pike thrown in as well.
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Stillwater
8” of ice. Perch fishing is on and off. Some small Pike being caught with tip-ups.