Anaconda Area | Hamilton Area | Lincoln Area | Missoula Area | Ovando Area | Seeley Lake Area | Superior

For more information, call the FWP Missoula office at (406) 542-5500 .

Anaconda Area

Clark Fork River

• Location: Near Warm Springs.
• Fish Species: trout
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures and flies is helpful when fishing in this location.

Georgetown Lake

• Location: West of Anaconda
• Fish Species: trout and salmon
• Helpful Hints: Use of bait and lures is helpful when fishing in this location.

Warm Springs Gravel Pit

• Location: Along Hwy 48 between Warm Springs and Anaconda.
• Fish Species: rainbow trout and pumpkinseeds
• Helpful Hints: Closed until Kids Day (second Saturday in June).

Warm Springs Kids Pond

• Special Regulations: Open only to anglers 14 years old or younger.
• Location: Town of Warm Springs.
• Fish Species: rainbow trout
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures and flies is helpful when fishing in this location.

Hamilton Area

Bitterroot River

• Special Regulations: open only to anglers 14 years old or younger
• Location: North end of Dillon off I-15
• Fish Species: rainbow trout

Heironymous Pond

• Location: Town of Hamilton.
• Fish Species: rainbow trout and perch
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures and flies is helpful when fishing in this location.

Lost Horse Creek

• Location: Southwest of Hamilton.
• Fish Species: cutthroat trout and brook trout

Meadow Creek

• Location: 12 miles up East Fork Road, Sula.
• Fish Species: cutthroat trout and bull trout
• Helpful Hints: Bull trout must be must released.

Sleeping Child Creek

• Location: Southeast of Hamilton
• Fish Species: cutthroat trout, brook trout, and bull trout
• Helpful Hints: Bull trout must be released.

Warm Springs Creek

• Location: Southeast of Conner.
• Fish Species: brook, cutthroat trout, and bull trout
• Helpful Hints: Bull trout must be released.

Lincoln Area

Bouma Ponds

• Location: Hwy 200 East of Lincoln.
• Fish Species: westlope cutthroat trout
• Helpful Hints: Contact landowner before fishing.

Upper Blackfoot

• Location: Along Mike Horse and Flesher Road.
• Fish Species: brook and cutthroat trout
• Helpful Hints: Cutthroat trout and bull trout must be released. Use of worms and lures when fishing in this location.

Missoula Area

Beavertail Hill Pond

• Location: East of Missoula, Beavertail exit I-90
• Fish Species: trout, bass, perch
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures, bait, and flies are helpful when fishing in this location. ADA accessible.

Bitterroot River

• Location: Maclay Flat U.S. Forest Service Site.
• Fish Species: trout and whitefish
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures, bait, and flies are helpful when fishing in this location.

Clark Fork River

• Location: Downtown Missoula and 2 accesses west of Missoula (Kelly Island FAS).
• Fish Species: trout and whitefish
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures, bait, and flies are helpful when fishing in this location.

Erskine Fishing Access

• Location: West of Missoula.
• Fish Species: trout and whitefish
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures and lies is helpful when fishing in this location.

Frenchtown Pond

• Location: Frenchtown, I-90 exit, frontage road.
• Fish Species: perch, bass, and pumpkinseeds
• Helpful Hints: Use of bait and lures area helpful when fishing in this location. Fishing equipment is available for loan. Entrance fee is charged during the summer months.

McCormick Pond(Silver's Lagoon)

• Special Regulations: Open only to anglers 14 years old or younger.
• Location: Downtown Missoula.
• Fish Species: trout and pumpkinseeds
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures and bait are helpful when fishing in this location. ADA accessible.

Lolo Creek

• Location: Lolo to Lolo Pass, south of Missoula.
• Fish Species: trout and whitefish
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures, bait, and flies are helpful when fishing in this location.

Lolo Pond

• Location: Town of Lolo, take Glacier Drive, left on Lakeside to end, downstairs, follow trail to right.
• Fish Species: perch, pumpkinseeds, bass, and pike
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures and bait are helpful when fishing in this location.

Sha-Ron Fishing Access

• Location: East Missoula.
• Fish Species: trout and whitefish
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures, bait, and flies are helpful when fishing in this location.

St. Regis Pond

• Location: Town of St. Regis
• Fish Species: rainbow trout
• Helpful Hints: Use of bait is helpful when fishing in this location. The pond has weeds early in the season.

Ovando Area

Browns Lake

• Location: 6 miles S.E. of Ovando.
• Fish Species: rainbow trout
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures, bait, and flies are helpful when fishing in this location.

Geary Pond

• Location: 1 mile west of Helmville.
• Fish Species: trout
• Helpful Hints: Contact the landowner before fishing.

Nevada Reservoir

• Location: Hwy 141 8 miles E.E. of Helmville.
• Fish Species: trout and perch
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures, bait, and flies are helpful when fishing in this location.

Seeley Lake Area

Cottonwood Lakes

• Location: N.E. of Clearwater Junction.
• Fish Species: rainbow trout
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures and bait are helpful when fishing in this location.

Harpers Lake

• Location: 3 miles north of Clearwater Junction
• Fish Species: rainbow trout
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures, bait, and flies are helpful when fishing in this location. ADA accessible

Rainy Lake

• Location: Hwy 83, North of Seeley Lake.
• Fish Species: trout
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures are helpful when fishing in this location. Bull trout must be released.

Upsata Lake

• Location: NE of Clearwater Junction.
• Fish Species: bass, pike, and perch
• Helpful Hints: Use of lures, bait, and flies are helpful when fishing in this location. Catch-and-release for bass.

Superior Area

Fish Creek

• Location: West of Missoula.
• Fish Species: trout and whitefish
• Helpful Hints: Catch-and-release cutthroat trout and bull trout. Use of lures and flies are helpful when fishing in this location.