Kersey Lake, Montana: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Park County end of Montana holds Kersey Lake. It stands 8,074 feet above sea level. With some 115 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 1.7 miles in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Park County. Nearest place of any size is Red Lodge, 31 miles away. Absarokee is 39 miles and Columbus 51 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Kersey Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Park County names rainbow trout, brook trout, california golden trout and brown trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Kersey Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 15°F to 53°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. Expect the water usable from around mid May until roughly early November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Expect Kersey Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lillis Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Kersey Lake should be assumed from this page alone.