Sedge Lake Fishing in Park County, Montana

• Overview

  Within Park County, Montana, you have Sedge Lake. Elevation runs to 9,055 feet. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Nearest town is Red Lodge, 29 miles off. The big place round here is Billings, 81 miles distant. Near neighbours: Dollar Lake about 0.2 miles, Aquarius Lake out at 0.4 miles, Little Molar Lake about 0.7 miles, Twin Lakes out at 0.7 miles and Curl Lake about 1.2 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Sedge Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Park County list rainbow trout, brook trout and california golden trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Sedge Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 52°F and January at 16°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late May. In an average year the thaw lands around late May and the freeze near early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Sedge Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Dollar Lake is 0.2 miles distant. What applies at Sedge Lake may have changed since it was mapped.