Otokomi Lake, Montana: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Otokomi Lake in Glacier County, Montana. Height above sea level is 6,506 feet. This is a pocket water of some 23 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The nearest place of any size is North Browning, 29 miles away. Browning is 29 miles and South Browning 29 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Otokomi Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Glacier County cover brook trout, northern pike, longnose sucker, yellow perch and mountain whitefish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Otokomi Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 54°F in August and bottom out at 15°F in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Otokomi Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Goat Lake is 1.5 miles off. Check the position on Otokomi Lake before loading the car.