Lost Lake near Ronan: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In Montana, Lost Lake belongs to Lake County. The setting is mixed forest. With some 116 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 1.9 miles, and most of it is walkable. On our Lake County list it sits near the top for size. The nearest place of any size is Ronan, 18 miles away. Then Seeley Lake, 20 miles, and Pablo, 22 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Lake County include rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lost Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 54°F, the coldest about 16°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. The season between ice runs from about mid May to early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lost Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Mountaineer Lake, 1 mile away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lost Lake.