Fishing at Duck Creek Reservoir, Valley County, Montana

• Overview

  Duck Creek Reservoir is listed under Valley County, Montana. It sits at 2,274 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is low-lying compared with other Montana water we list. The closest town, Glasgow, is 16 miles distant. Wolf Point is 49 miles and Malta 61 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Duck Creek Reservoir

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Public occurrence data for Valley County names Chinook salmon, northern pike, cisco and walleye. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Duck Creek Reservoir that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 72°F, while January sits near 14°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Duck Creek Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, VR 78 Reservoir is 2.7 miles off. What applies at Duck Creek Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.