Fishing Wrong Lake in Park County, Montana

• Overview

  Wrong Lake is a Park County water, Montana side. This is mixed forest country. The water measures roughly 16 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Red Lodge lies 35 miles from the water. Billings sits 84 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Wrong 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. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Park County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brook trout, california golden trout, brown trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Wrong Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 51°F and January near 13°F on the long-run figures. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late May. Open water usually runs from late May until about early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Wrong Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Courthouse Lake at 0.8 miles is the sensible second choice. Signs at Wrong Lake carry more weight than any list.