Eyraud Lakes Fishing in Teton County, Montana

• Overview

  Eyraud Lakes stands in Teton County, Montana. Height above sea level is 3,737 feet. With some 167 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The perimeter runs near 4.3 miles, so plan the walk before you start. The town to know is Conrad, 12 miles out. Choteau is 15 miles away, with Shelby at 36 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Eyraud Lakes

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Teton County list rainbow trout, yellow perch, northern pike and sockeye salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Eyraud Lakes fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 67°F in July and bottom out at 24°F in January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late March. The open-water window runs from around late March to about early December in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Eyraud Lakes.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Middle Lake, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Eyraud Lakes for certain.