Fishing at Skylark Lake, Missoula County, Montana

• Overview

  Missoula County in Montana is where Skylark Lake sits. Land around it is mixed forest. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Missoula County list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Ronan, 19 miles out. It is 168 miles to Lethbridge, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Skylark Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Missoula County names rainbow trout, brook trout, cutthroat trout and northern pike. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Skylark Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between December at about 19°F and August at about 58°F, the water has a wide range to work through. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Skylark Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Eagle Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Skylark Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.