Fishing at Wiedy Lake, Park County, Montana

• Overview

  In Montana, Wiedy Lake belongs to Park County. The setting is mixed forest on every side. At 7 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The closest town, Red Lodge, is 32 miles away. After that come Absarokee at 38 miles and Columbus at 50 miles. If this one is busy: Marsh Lake a shade over 0.2 miles, Swamp Lake at 0.4 miles, Lady of the Lake a shade over 1 mile, Corner Lake at 1.5 miles and Washtub Lake a shade over 1.6 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Wiedy Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Park County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brook trout and california golden trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Wiedy Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 15°F in January and 53°F in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near early November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Wiedy Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Marsh Lake sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Wiedy Lake for certain.