Little Hawk Lake Fishing Guide, Big Horn County, Montana

• Overview

  Little Hawk Lake lies within the bounds of Big Horn County, Montana. The land about it is mixed forest. Small even by pond standards, it rewards one careful line. Lame Deer at 13 miles is the nearest place to stop. Colstrip lies 25 miles off, Crow Agency another 26 miles. More in the same country: Castle Rock Lake within 25 miles, Arapooish Pond roughly 33 miles and Lower Coal Creek Reservoir within 37 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Little Hawk Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Big Horn County names largemouth bass, rainbow trout, bluegill and smallmouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Little Hawk Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 69°F, while January sits near 20°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Little Hawk Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Castle Rock Lake sits 25 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Little Hawk Lake in what we hold.