Arch Lake is a lake in Montana, near Carbon County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Arch Lake is a lake in Carbon County, Montana.
Use the shape you can see at Arch Lake: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
Fish listed for Arch Lake include Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout.
Beside the deep side of a broad flat, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.
Along the shallow side of a rocky point, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
Along the soft edge of an inlet turn, a light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control.
Along the upper edge of a flooded tree line, record the wind, water color, depth that held fish, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.