Upper Falls Creek Lake, Montana: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Madison County, Montana, sits Upper Falls Creek Lake. The water sits 8,753 feet up. Surface area runs to about 3 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Madison County list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Big Sky, 8.5 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Billings, 145 miles distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Upper Falls Creek Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Madison County names rainbow trout, brown trout and mountain whitefish. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Upper Falls Creek Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 54°F at the top of summer and 18°F at the bottom of winter. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Upper Falls Creek Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Margo Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Upper Falls Creek Lake for certain.