Kent Lake Fishing near Hamilton, Montana

• Overview

  Ravalli County in Montana is where Kent Lake sits. It sits in lake country bush country. The water measures roughly 10 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Hamilton lies 22 miles from the water. Stevensville is 34 miles away, with Anaconda at 41 miles. Close by you have: Trout Lake some 0.4 miles off, Lake Abundance out at 1.7 miles, Shadow Lake some 3 miles off, Charity Lake out at 3.5 miles and Hope Lake some 3.7 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Kent Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Ravalli County names rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout and brown trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Kent Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 17°F to 54°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Kent Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Trout Lake is 0.4 miles off. Rules at Kent Lake are worth checking on the day.