Rudie Lake Fishing Guide, Mineral County, Montana

• Overview

  Look for Rudie Lake in the Mineral County part of Montana. Around the bank it is rolling bush. This is a pocket water of some 7 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Nearest place of any size is Thompson Falls, 21 miles away. The nearest city of size is Spokane, 98 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Rudie Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Mineral County names rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and Arctic grayling. The county list is broader than any single water. Rudie Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 58°F and January near 21°F on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Rudie Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Crystal Lake, 0.6 miles out. For Rudie Lake in particular, ask before you travel.