406-756-BAIT (2248) | 756BAIT.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwshq/ Santa said he saw your 26 inch trout and he is getting you a tape measure for Christmas! Ashley Lake No safe ice and no new reports of fishing activity. Blanchard 3-5in of good solid ice. Reports of decent crappie action towards the South end. Perch and sunnies are being caught along the West shoreline. Use a Northland Forage Jig tipped with a wax worm. Church Slough Some ice has formed but not very safe with above average temps. Use extreme caution if you go here. Echo Lake Reports say that most of the lake is capped over, but not safe to venture out on. Dog Lake (Olney)
5-7in of ice and good for perch. Use a 1/16oz jig and Backwater Bait Destruction Nymph. Tip this with one maggot for even better luck. Flathead Lake No new reports other than a few anglers fishing from shore. Flathead River Anglers are still having luck catching the whitefish. Steel Bridge and Teakettle accesses are great places to try. A 1/4oz green jig head with Backwater Craws are really working well. Lake Five Reports of good ice and a good salmon bite. Get out in 60ft of water and jig Halis with maggots and corn. The use of electronics are helpful in locating fish depths. Lake Koocanusa One angler told us of a good salmon bite happening in Abayance Bay. They were jigging a #4 pink Swedish Pimple with a pink Rat Finke dropper 20ft below the water surface. Lake Mary Ronan Late last week we got reports of the lake had a thin skin of ice across it. It is not safe to get out on as of yet. Little Bitterroot No recent reports of ice or fishing activity. Lower Stillwater Ice is 7in and solid. Fishing great for perch. Anglers are having success anywhere from 8-16ft of water. Demon Jigs and wax worms are a good combo this time of year. Little McGregor 5in of solid ice. Try fishing the South end for perch. Use Trick Tackle Tungsten Jigs tipped with maggots. Try fishing along the rock wall on East side for cutthroat. Rodgers Lake Reports say 3-5in of ice, but always check for yourself! Great cutthroat action right now. Small black Rat Finkes and ice cream cone flies tipped with wax worms are nailing them along with a few grayling. Smith Lake 5in of good ice out front of the launch and to the left. Past Eagle Tree has very thin ice and should avoided for your safety! Thompson Chain Smaller lakes are froze over with varying thickness. Middle is still open. Use caution on all locations! Comments are closed.
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