Fishing Hazard Lake in Lewis and Clark County, Montana

• Overview

  Set in Lewis and Clark County, Hazard Lake is a Montana water. Height above sea level is 5,591 feet. Nearest place of any size is Choteau, 36 miles away. Beyond it, Seeley Lake at 45 miles and Lincoln at 53 miles. Close by you also have: Bear Lake just 6.5 miles, Sock Lake near enough 8.5 miles, Gibson Reservoir just 9.5 miles, My Lake near enough 9.6 miles and Christopher Lake just 11 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Hazard Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Lewis and Clark County include rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, brown trout, yellow perch and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Hazard Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 58°F and January reads 20°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Hazard Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Bear Lake sits 6.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Hazard Lake for certain.