Briggs Pond is a lake in Chouteau County, Montana.
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.
Briggs Pond is a lake in Chouteau County, Montana and covers about 2.31 acres.
Briggs Pond is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish listed for Briggs Pond include Rainbow Trout.
Near the calm side of a main-lake point, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water for rainbow trout.
Along the outside edge of a shallow saddle, do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself.
Along the gravel lip of a short 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.
Around the shallow side of an open-water break, 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 gravel lip of a protected bank, record the wind, water color, depth where fish bit, 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.