Mud Run Reservoir Fishing near Glasgow, Montana

• Overview

  Valley County, Montana, is where Mud Run Reservoir sits. The setting is open dry country on every side. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It lies lower than most water we list in Montana. Start from Glasgow, 13 miles down the road. Billings sits 177 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Mud Run Reservoir

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Valley County records list Chinook salmon, northern pike and cisco among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Treat Mud Run Reservoir as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 13°F to 72°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Mud Run Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. VR 78 Reservoir, 1 mile away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Mud Run Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.