Fishing In-thlam-keh Lake in Flathead County, Montana

• Overview

  Within Flathead County, Montana, you have In-thlam-keh Lake. The surface lies 6,070 feet up. Surface area runs to about 4 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Flathead County standards. Nearest town is Bigfork, 8.8 miles off. It is 119 miles to Lethbridge, the nearest city. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on In-thlam-keh Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Flathead County include rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, largemouth bass, brook trout and yellow perch. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At In-thlam-keh Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 57°F and January reads 18°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That shapes the year on In-thlam-keh Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Aeneas Lake is 0.7 miles distant. Treat access at In-thlam-keh Lake as something to verify.