Fishing Glen Creek in Lincoln County, Montana

• Overview

  Set in Lincoln County, Glen Creek is a Montana water. Around the bank it is rolling bush. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Montana listings. The nearest place of any size is Eureka, 5.2 miles away. Lethbridge is the closest city, 112 miles away. Water in the same corner: 0.7 miles away is Lick Lake, Bass Lake lies 2.9 miles on, 4 miles away is Rock Lake, Timber Lake lies 4.3 miles on and 4.4 miles away is Lost Lake. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Glen Creek

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Undercut banks hold fish that the middle of the river never will. Wading opens water that no bank angler reaches. Records held for Lincoln County cover rainbow trout, sockeye salmon and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Anyone new to Glen Creek should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 21°F to 63°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice takes the slower stretches in winter; by late March the whole run is open again. Break-up near late March, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Glen Creek follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lick Lake is 0.7 miles distant. Rules at Glen Creek are worth checking on the day.