Little Scat Lake Fishing Guide, Carbon County, Montana

• Overview

  You will find Little Scat Lake in Carbon County, Montana. The surface lies 9,301 feet up. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Carbon County list. 23 miles away sits Red Lodge, the nearest town. Absarokee follows at 31 miles, then Columbus at 43 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Scat Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brook trout and sauger. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Little Scat Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put August near 49°F and January near 14°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Break-up comes around early June, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near early June, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Little Scat Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Scat Lake at 0.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Little Scat Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.