Widowed Lake Fishing Guide, Park County, Montana

• Overview

  Montana holds Widowed Lake, in Park County. Around the bank it is mixed forest. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Park County standards. The town to know is Red Lodge, 24 miles out. Billings is the closest city, 77 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Widowed Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Park County include rainbow trout, brook trout, california golden trout, brown trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Widowed Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 49°F, while January sits near 14°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early June. Averages place the thaw at early June and the freeze at early November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Expect Widowed Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Anchor Lake at 0.2 miles is the sensible second choice. What applies at Widowed Lake may have changed since it was mapped.