Stump Lake in Glacier County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Stump Lake in Glacier County, Montana. It sits in mixed forest. It covers about 8 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Glacier County list. Head to Cardston, 33 miles away, for anything you forgot. Lethbridge is the closest city, 74 miles away. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Stump Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Glacier County include brook trout, northern pike, longnose sucker and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Stump Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 56°F on average, January about 17°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Stump Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. You can camp 0.9 miles off, which suits an early start. Somewhere to sit and eat is half a mile out. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Lake Josephine at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Stump Lake for certain.