Fishing the bountiful waters of Central Montana

Wet your line in any one of the beautiful waterways of Central Montana. Tease the trout in Big Spring Creek near Lewistown, or the Missouri and Smith Rivers near Great Falls. Pursue the pike and perch in Fresno Reservoir near Havre, Lake Elwell near Shelby, Chester and Conrad and Lake Frances near Valier. Puzzle over the paddlefish…that living fossil inhabiting the Missouri River from Great Falls to Fort Peck Reservoir.

Central Montana is excellent walleye country. To read more, and watch videos, see our special Central Montana Walleye Trail feature.

Click a number on the map below to view fish species and facilities information for each location in the table below the map. Click the location name in the tables below for more detailed contact and facilities information and driving directions. The symbol in the tables indicates that a Fishing Report is available for that location. Click on the check mark to view the fishing report for that location.

			COLDWATER SPECIES												WARMWATER SPECIES										FACILITIES
RIVERS AND STREAMS = Indicates that a Fishing Report is available for a location. Click the check mark to view fishing report.
Beaver Creek	1
Belt Creek	2
Big Spring Creek	3
Hound Creek	4
Judith River	5
Marias River	6
Milk River	7
Missouri River	8
Musselshell River	9
Sheep Creek	10
Smith River	11
Teton River	12
Warm Springs Creek	13

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			COLDWATER SPECIES												WARMWATER SPECIES										FACILITIES
LAKES AND RESERVOIRS = Indicates that a Fishing Report is available for a location. Click the check mark to view fishing report.
Ackley Lake	14
Bailey Reservoir	15
Bair Reservoir	16
Bearpaw Lake	17
Beaver Creek Reservoir	18
Bynum Reservoir	19
Crystal Lake	20
Deadman’s Basin Reservoir	21
Eureka Reservoir	22
Faber Reservoir	23
Fresno Reservoir	24
Grasshopper Reservoir	25
Lake Frances	26
Lake Sutherlin	27
Martinsdale Reservoir	28
Newlan Creek Reservoir	29
Petrolia Reservoir	30
Pishkun Reservoir	31
Reser Reservoir	32
Split Rock Lake	33
Tiber Reservoir	34

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