Fishing Mount Henry Lakes in Lincoln County, Montana

• Overview

  Look for Mount Henry Lakes in the Lincoln County part of Montana. Height above sea level is 6,083 feet. Small at around 8 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. 21 miles away sits Eureka, the nearest town. After that come Libby at 35 miles and Bonners Ferry at 39 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mount Henry Lakes

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Lincoln County names rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, brook trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Mount Henry Lakes the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 18°F to 58°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Mount Henry Lakes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Fish Lakes, 2.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Mount Henry Lakes carry more weight than any list.