Schrieber Lake Fishing Guide, Lincoln County, Montana

• Overview

  Schrieber Lake sits within Lincoln County in Montana. Everything around it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 8 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Montana listings. Nearest place of any size is Libby, 21 miles away. It is 99 miles to Spokane, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Schrieber Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Lincoln County names rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, brook trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Schrieber Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 23°F in January up to 63°F in August. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Look for the thaw near late March; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up sits around late March on average, with the water closing again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Schrieber Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Howard Lake, 5.5 miles away. Ask locally about Schrieber Lake if anything is unclear.