Molar Lake Fishing Guide, Park County, Montana

• Overview

  Molar Lake lies within the bounds of Park County, Montana. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Park County list. Red Lodge is the closest town at 29 miles. Further out sit Absarokee (36 miles) and Columbus (47 miles). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Molar Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Park County cover rainbow trout, brook trout, california golden trout and brown trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Molar Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 52°F and January at 16°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. The season between ice runs from about late May to early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Molar Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Basin Lake is 0.7 miles off. Rules at Molar Lake are worth checking on the day.