Goeddertz Reservoir in Toole County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Goeddertz Reservoir is a Toole County water, Montana side. The ground round it is lake country bush. It measures some 477 acres, and wind has room to build across it. Few waters listed in Toole County are bigger. Nearest town is Shelby, 17 miles off. After that come Cut Bank at 19 miles and Conrad at 40 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Goeddertz Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Open biodiversity records for Toole County list rainbow trout, white sucker, Iowa darter, walleye and mountain sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Goeddertz Reservoir the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 20°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late March. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late March and starts locking again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Goeddertz Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Goedertz Lake, 0.7 miles away. Rules at Goeddertz Reservoir are worth checking on the day.