Fishing Moose Lake in Deer Lodge County, Montana

• Overview

  You will find Moose Lake in Deer Lodge County, Montana. Height above sea level is 6,004 feet. Surface area runs to about 21 acres — small enough to read in one session. Nearest place of any size is Anaconda, 29 miles away. For a city, Boise is 213 miles off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Moose Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brook trout, Arctic grayling, brown trout and california golden trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Moose Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 56°F in July and bottom out at 20°F in December. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Moose Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. A boat ramp sits about 140 yards from the water. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. A rest area sits about half a mile from the water. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Kaiser Lake, 3.4 miles away. For Moose Lake in particular, ask before you travel.