Fishing Hauf Lake in Ravalli County, Montana

• Overview

  Hauf Lake lies in Ravalli County, in Montana. Around the bank it is mixed forest. At 7 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Supplies mean a trip to Hamilton, 8.5 miles off. Stevensville follows at 18 miles, then Lolo at 34 miles. Within a short drive: 2.4 miles out stands Sears Lake, Tag Alder Lake at about 2.5 miles, 2.6 miles out stands Garrard Lake, Knaack Lake at about 3.1 miles and 3.1 miles out stands Aichele Lake. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Hauf Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Ravalli County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout and brown trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Hauf Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 57°F and December reads 20°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Hauf Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Sears Lake, 2.4 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Hauf Lake.