Mussigbrod Lake Fishing Guide, Beaverhead County, Montana

• Overview

  Mussigbrod Lake is one of the Beaverhead County listings for Montana. The bank is 6,512 feet above sea level. The water covers some 105 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 2.6 miles, and most of it is walkable. Size puts it in the front rank of our Beaverhead County list. Start from Anaconda, 40 miles down the road. The big place round here is Boise, 197 miles distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mussigbrod Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Beaverhead County: rainbow trout, brook trout and brown trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Mussigbrod Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 17°F to 55°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That shapes the year on Mussigbrod Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A boat ramp sits half a mile away, so trailered boats can get on. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lion Lake is 3.9 miles distant. Check the position at Mussigbrod Lake before loading the car.