Numa Lake Fishing Guide, Flathead County, Montana

• Overview

  Look for Numa Lake in Flathead County, Montana. Around the bank it is mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 18 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Whitefish is the closest place, 36 miles off. Lethbridge is the closest city, 80 miles away. Close by you also have: Pocket Lake after 2.7 miles, Long Bow Lake about 3.3 miles, Akokala Lake after 3.8 miles, Upper Kintla Lake about 4.2 miles and Cerulean Lake after 5 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Numa Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Flathead County list rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, largemouth bass and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Numa Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 54°F in August and bottom out at 13°F in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly early November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Time your trip to Numa Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Pocket Lake at 2.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Numa Lake.