Round Lake Fishing in Sheridan County, Montana

• Overview

  Round Lake stands in Sheridan County, Montana. It stands 2,054 feet above sea level. At 379 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. Some 4.1 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Montana listings. Plentywood lies 25 miles from the water. The big place round here is Regina, 111 miles distant. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Round Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Sheridan County cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and largemouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Round Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 69°F on average, January about 6°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid November in an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Round Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Gaulke Lake is 0.7 miles distant. What applies at Round Lake may have changed since it was mapped.